Discontent in Latin America How did the social and ethnic structures in Spanish colonies lead to discontent? • Creoles → resented being treated as second class citizens by the Peninsulares Mestizos and Mulattoes angered that they were not treated as citizens and did not have the same power as Peninsulares (born in Spain) Creoles (Eurapeans born in the colonies) Mestizos (People of mixed Native American and European descent) Mulattoes (People of maxed African and European descent) whites • Native Americans and Africans angered by enslavement and inhumane treatment Africans and Native Americans 700s, educated creoles read the work of Enlightenment thinkers. Many creoles were sent to Europe to state to govern itself or another state. to0o, Napoleon invaded Spain, ousted the Spanish king and placed his brother Joseph in control of Spain and demand freedom from the colonial crown. 1. Was everyone in the Spanish colonies angry for the same reasons? Explain. 2. How did many creoles come into contact with ideas of revolution and freedom? Why did Latin American leaders decide to fight for their freedom after 1808 instead of an earlier time?
Discontent in Latin America How did the social and ethnic structures in Spanish colonies lead to discontent? • Creoles → resented being treated as second class citizens by the Peninsulares Mestizos and Mulattoes angered that they were not treated as citizens and did not have the same power as Peninsulares (born in Spain) Creoles (Eurapeans born in the colonies) Mestizos (People of mixed Native American and European descent) Mulattoes (People of maxed African and European descent) whites • Native Americans and Africans angered by enslavement and inhumane treatment Africans and Native Americans 700s, educated creoles read the work of Enlightenment thinkers. Many creoles were sent to Europe to state to govern itself or another state. to0o, Napoleon invaded Spain, ousted the Spanish king and placed his brother Joseph in control of Spain and demand freedom from the colonial crown. 1. Was everyone in the Spanish colonies angry for the same reasons? Explain. 2. How did many creoles come into contact with ideas of revolution and freedom? Why did Latin American leaders decide to fight for their freedom after 1808 instead of an earlier time?
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How did the social and ethnic structures in Spanish
colonies lead to discontent?
Creoles → resented being treated as second class
citizens by the Peninsulares
Mestizos and Mulattoes → angered that they were not
Peninsulares
(born in Spain)
Creoles
(Eurapeans born in the colonies)
treated
as citizens and did not have the same power as
Mestizos
(People of mixed Native American
and European descent)
Mulattoes
(People of mied African and European descent)
whites
Native Americans and Africans angered by
Africans and Native Americans
enslavement and inhumane treatment
wlr0us, educated creoles read the work of Enlightenment thinkers. Many creoles were sent to Europe to
state to govern itself or another state.
n 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain, ousted the Spanish king and placed his brother Joseph in control of Spain and
domates. Many in Latin America saw this as a moment of weakness and an opportunity to reject foreign rule and
demand freedom from the colonial crown.
1. Was everyone in the Spanish colonies angry for the same reasons? Explain.
2. How did many creoles come into contact with ideas of revolution and freedom?
3. Why did Latin American leaders decide to fight for their freedom after 1808 instead of an earlier time?
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