GR 8:1 Latin American Peoples Win Independence
A. Recognizing Facts and Details  As you read this section, fill out the chart below to help you better understand why and how Latin Americans fought colonial rule.
Independence for Haiti
Reasons
Strategy
1.  Why did slaves in the French colony of Saint-Dominque revolt? 
 
 
 
 
 		 2.  What events led up t o General Dessaline's declaration of independence for Haiti? 
 

 
 
 
South American Wars of Independence
 
Reasons
Strategy
3  How did events in Europe lead to revolution in the Spanish colonies? 
 
 
 
 
 		 4.  What tactics did Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar use to defeat Spanish forces in South America? 

 
 
 
 
End of Spanish Rule in Mexico
Reasons
Strategy
5.  What is the significance of the grito de Dolores?  

 
 
 
 

 6.  What role did Indians, mestizos, and creoles play in Mexico's independence from Spain? 
 
 
 
 
B. Writing Expository Paragraphs  On the back of this paper, explain the divisions within Latin American colonial society.  In your  writing, use the following terms:
 peninsulares                creoles            mulattos