Latin American Revolution

  • The Start of the Haitian Revolution

    The Start of the Haitian Revolution
    The revolution started when the United States and France gained freedom, which inspired Haiti to do it. Also, brutal masters treated African slaves poorly and caused them to revolt. The social classes that participated were slaves. The leaders of the revolution were Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean Jacques Dessalines.
  • The End of the Haitian Revolution

    The End of the Haitian Revolution
    The Haitians fought against France. The revolution ended when one of the leaders, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, took up fight for the Haitians' freedom. The revolution was successful because slaves were freed and their independence was declared.
  • The Start of the South American Revolution

    The Start of the South American Revolution
    The revolution started when political disputes separated the new Latin American nations and two leaders wanted to unite them into a single country. The social classes that participated were the Creoles. The leaders of the revolution were Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin.
  • The Start of the Mexican Revolution

    The Start of the Mexican Revolution
    The revolution started when peasants gathered in the church to find a way to fight against the Spanish. The social class that participated was the Creoles. The leaders of the revolution were Miguel Hidalgo, Jose Maria Morelos, and Agustin de Iturbide.
  • The End of the Mexican Revolution

    The End of the Mexican Revolution
    The Mexicans fought against Spain. The revolution ended when Mexico united in support of Mexico's independence from Spain and was no longer ruled by them. The revolution was successful because Mexico proclaimed independence and again, it was no longer ruled by the Spanish.
  • The Start of the Brazilian Revolution

    The Start of the Brazilian Revolution
    The way that the revolution started was when Napoleon's army invaded both Spain and Portugal. The social class that participated were the Creoles. The leaders of the revolution were King John and Dom Pedro.
  • The End of the Brazilian Revolution

    The End of the Brazilian Revolution
    The Brazilians fought against Portugal. The revolution ended when Brazil was able to declare their independence against portugal and become a free country. The revolution was successful because they once again won their independence and it was a bloodless revolution.
  • The End of the South American Revolution

    The End of the South American Revolution
    The south Americans fought against Spain. The revolution ended when the Spanish colonies won their freedom in the last major battle, Battle of Ayacucho. The revolution was successful because their independence was declared and four countries (Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador) were united into one called The Gran Colombia.