2. Objectives:
To know the different persons behind the nation
building in Latin America;
To create full understanding of nation-building in
Latin Americas; and
To reflect on the events happened in Latin Americas.
3. Chapter Outline
1. Latin Americas Gain Their Independence
2. National Unity Develops Slowly in Latin America
3. The United States Expands
4. The United States Survives The Civil War amd
Grows Stronger
5. Canada Becomes a Nation
5. Why they wanted to gain their
Independence?
The colonist had to pay taxes;
They could trade only with the home country;
Wealthy, educated colonist of creole and
mestizo descent were barred from high
positions in the government, Church and
army; and
Blacks and Indians led harsh lives.
6. The French colony of St. Domingue
Located on the Island of Hispaniola;
One of the most profitable of the
European colonies in the Americas;
400,000 black slaves worked on Sugar
Plantations;
22,000 mullato lived in the colony
7. Vincent Oge
He called for similar
rights of citizenship
Because of his
demands he was
publicly tortured to
death by the
government
23. What hampered the movement to
unify Latin American countries?
1.Geographical Barriers
2.Social Inequalities
3.Weak economies
4.Political disagreements
25. 2. Social Inequalities
Indian, mestizos and blacks
still had few rights and were not
allowed full participation in the
new nations.
26. 3. Weak Economies
Years of revolution had
weaken Latin American
economies
Disrupted trade and farming
27. “Age of Caudillos”
A Spanish word meaning “chiefs”.
A dictator who came to power by
gaining the support of the army and the
wealthy landowners.
Most appointees were unqualified and
corrupt.
35. Quiz
Get any kind of paper
Number your paper 1-5.
And answer the following:
36. 1. Below are the reasons why the unification of
the Latin American countries, except one;
a.Geographical Barriers
b.Social Inequalities
c.Weak leaders
d.Political disagreements
37. 2. This is a Spanish word
meaning, “chiefs.”
a.Caudillos
b.Cadillos
c. Carillos
d.Caudillas
38. 3. He became the most important
figure in South America’s fight for
Independence
a.Vincent Oge
b.Benito Juarez
c.Simon Bolivar
d.Pierre Toussaint L’Overture
39. 4. The Declaration of Man & Citizenship
declares during the year of _______.
a.1789
b.1717
c.1719
d.1714
40. 5. What particular Americans did
we tackled about?
a.Canadians
b.Latin Americans
c. Native Americans
d.Filipino-Americans
42. Assignment
Read the Chapter 23: Chapter Outlines
(pp 501-517):
•The United States Expands
•The United States Survives the
Civil War and Grows Stronger
•Canada Becomes a Nation