Latin America (1800–1870)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the causes of the independence movement in Latin America.
Discontent with colonial rule and the influence of events in Europe.
2
Compare Bolívar and San Martín.
Both were liberators; Bolívar in the north, San Martín in the south.
3
What problems did the new states face?
Instability, landowner influence, dependence on foreign capital.
4
Mark independence years of Latin American states on a map.
Haiti 1804, Mexico 1821, Brazil 1822, Bolivia 1825.