1. Quickwrite (Make up pics???) Look at Page 185 in your text book. In the upper right hand corner is a cause and effect diagram. Can you find similarities between this cause and effect for the French Revolution and the causes and effects of the American Revolution? See homework for the week.

3. Latin American Revolution Venezuelan Revolution 1810-1821

4. “I swear before God and by my honor never to allow my hands to be idle nor my soul to rest until I have broken the chains that bind us to Spain.” -Simon Bolivar Spanish colonies 1810 – 1821

5. Gov’t pre- Revolution Controlled by Spain Monarchy King Charles IV incompetent Ferdinand VII wanted to take throne Spanish Royal Family

6. Problems Social Slavery Caste system (Social Inequality) Political Incompetent leader King of Spain overthrown and replaced by Napoleon Economic Limited Trade Underpaid, Overworked

7. People Worthy of Note S ímon Bolívar De Miranda Miranda Military man Helps Bolivar w/revolution Creole Admired French and American Revolutions Led uprising in 1810 “The Liberator”

8. DRAMATIC Events Dun, Dun, Dun! Napoleon occupies Spain (1808) and so Spanish rule in Ven. Is questionable. Junta (military gov.) established in Venezuela (loyal to Spain-King Fedinand) Bolivar and Miranda led creole uprising (1810) Civil wars raged for years- Spanish, French, Creoles Took Bogota from Spanish (August 1819)

9. Governments Formed Republic A gov’t in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers.

10. Docume nts July 5th, 1811 Venezuela declared its independence from Spain 1 st Spanish-American colony to declare independence. based on equality of individuals, the abolition of censorship and dedication to the freedom of expression. Declaration of Independence

11. Conclusion Venezuela gained its independence from Spain No more limited trade No more kings Started a chain reaction of independence movements across Latin America. "The bonds that united us to Spain have been severed." – Simon Bolivar, La Carta de Jamaica