AP World History Ch. 25, 26, 27

A flash-card set of three chapters. Created for AP World History.

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Simon Bolivar
-creole military officer in northern South America-won series of victories in Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador between 1817 and 1822-military success led to creation of independent state of Gran Columbia
Augustin de Iturbide
-conservative creole officer in Mexican army who signed agreement with insurgent forces of independence-combined forces entered Mexico City in 1821-later proclaimed emperor of Mexico until its collapse in 1824
Father Miguel de Hidalgo
-mexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810-despite early victories, was captured and executed
Mask of Ferdinand (yellow)
-in Caracas, Bogota, and Mexico local elites, pretending to be loyal to deposed King Ferdinand, set up juntas to rule in his name, but they ruled on their own behalf
Toussait L'Overture (yellow)
-leader of slave rebellion on the French sugar island of St. Domingue in 1791 that led to creation of independent republic of Haiti
Gran Columbia
-independent state created in South America as a result of military successes of Simon Bolivar -existed only until 1830, at which time Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador became separate nations
Jose de San Martin
-a leader of the struggle for independence in southern South America -born in Argentina, he served in the Spanish army but joined in the movement for independence-collaborated with Simon Bolivar in liberation of Peru
Joao VI
-Portuguese monarch who established seat of government in Brazil from 1808 to 1820 as a result of Napoleonic invasion of Iberian peninsula-made Brazil seat of empire with capital at Rio de Janeiro
Pedro I
-(2798-1834) son and successor of Joao VI in Brazil-aided in the declaration of Brazilian independence from Portugal in 1822-became constitutional emperor of Brazil
Andres Santa Cruz
-Mestizo general who established union of independent Peru and Bolivia between 1829 and 1839
Cuadillos
-independent leaders who dominated local areas by force in defiance of national policies-sometimes seized national governments to impose their concept of rule-typical throughout newly independent countries of LA
Federalists
- Latin American politicians who wanted politics, especially fiscal and commercial regulation, to be set by regional governments rather than centralized national administrations-often supported by politicians who described themselves as liberals
Centralists
-Latin American politicians who wished to create strong, centralized national governments with broad powers -often supported by politicians who described themselves as conservatives
Monroe Doctrine
-American declaration stated in 1823 -established that any attempt of a European country to colonize in the Americas would be considered an unfriendly act by the United States-supported by Great Britain as a means of opening Latin American trade
Guano
-bird droppings utilized as fertilizer -exported from Peru as a major item of trade between 1850 and 1880-income from trade permitted end to American Indian tribute and abolition of slavery