Accomplishments Of Simon Bolivar And Jose De San Martin

Chapter 24, Section 1:

1. How was the Haitian Revolution different from revolutions in the rest of Latin America?

Haiti was the first black colony to free itself from European control. Haiti was a French colony while the rest of the colonies were either under Spanish or Portuguese. Additionally, their leader wanted to end slavery instead of liberating the nation from European control. The leader of the rebellion gave Haiti back to the French in exchange for a promise to end slavery a promise in which the French backed out on.

2. Describe the accomplishments of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. What were their major successes? What goal for South America did they fail to achieve?

Simon Bolivar was a wealthy Venezuelan Creole declared

Briefly describe how Mexico earned its independence from Spain. Who led the revolution and why?
Miguel Hidalgo, a village priest, called for a revolt against Spanish rule. Creoles united with the Spanish government to put down this revolt by the lower classes. Hidalgo lost, but Padre José María Morelos took over leadership of the rebels. Fighting continued until 1815, when the creoles won. After a revolution in Spain put a new government in power, the creoles joined with the other groups fighting for independence. In 1821, Mexico won its independence. In 1823, the region of Central America separated itself from

One way in which nationalism might help revolutionaries overcome the disadvantages of old weapons and poor supplies to win a war for national independence is that it can force the national government to invest in modern and better weapons, since nationalism breeds a sense of "unity" and patriotism within the population of a state.

Chapter 24, Section 4:

1. Review page 698 in the textbook. Then, create a thorough definition for the Romantic Movement. Try to create a definition that would easily explain what romanticism is to a friend or classmate (HINT: It is not the same as modern "romance novels" or romantic films). Be sure to describe at least 3 of the main ideas of romanticism in your definition. Definitions that are copied and pasted from the textbook or another source will receive zero credit.

In the early 1800s, the Enlightenment gradually gave way to another movement, called romanticism. This movement in art and ideas focused on nature and on the thoughts and feelings of individuals. Gone was the idea that reason and order were good things. Romantic thinkers valued feeling, not reason, and nature, not society. Romantic thinkers held idealized views of the past as simpler, better times.

2. What were the goals of the realists? How did realist authors and artists try to achieve these