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Haitian and Latin American Revolutions

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  • After L'Overture was taken hostage and transported to a French prison, who led the rebellion in Saint Domingue (Haiti)?
    Jean-Jacques Dessalines
  • What year was Bolivia created?
    1825
  • What was the main argument between Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar at Guayaquil?
    Whether or not the newly independent Latin countries should be monarchies or democracies
  • What two men are considered the fathers of Latin American independence movements?
    Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar
  • What four modern-day comprised Gran Columbia?
    Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, and Ecuador
  • What eventually happened to Father Miguel Hidalog?
    He was caught, expelled from the priesthood, and executed as a rebel
  • What was the approximate slave population on Saint Domingue (Haiti) prior to the outbreak of the revolution?
    500,000
  • Who is called "El Libertador" in Venezuela?
    Simon Bolivar
  • What four crops had made Saint Domingue (Haiti) France's most prosperous colony?
    sugar, coffee, indigo, and cotton
  • Who issued the Grito de Dolores?
    Father Miguel Hidalgo
  • In what year was Bolivia created?
    1826
  • True or False: The Haitian Revolution is considered the most successful slave rebellion in history?
    True
  • What date was the Grito de Dolores, or the Cry of Dolores, issued?
    September 16, 1810
  • What happens in Mexico every year on the evening of September 15th?
    The President of Mexico shouts a version of "el Grito" from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City to signify Mexican Indpendence
  • What year did the Haitian Revolution begin?
    1791
  • By what year had the Haitian Rebellion ended and slaves had overthrown the French government?
    1803
  • What class was Simon Bolivar?
    Creole
  • The Grito de Dolores was issued as a cry to revolt AGAINST which country?
    Spain
  • Jose de San Martin is credited with gaining independence from which 3 Latin American countries?
    Peru, Chile, and Bolivia
  • Who was the primary leader of the slave rebellion in Haiti (both first and last name needed)?
    Toussaint L'Overture
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