Revolutions in the Americas

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Across
  1. 2. the parent country of Brazil
  2. 4. Enlightenment philosopher who influenced the idea of branches of government
  3. 8. the parent country of Haiti
  4. 11. the parent country of Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru
  5. 13. government implemented by Brazil post-Revolution; only Latin American country with this type of gov.
  6. 17. Spanish colony composed of present day Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador
  7. 19. Enlightenment philosopher who influenced the idea of social contract
  8. 21. European-born colonial leaders; highest level of the social hierarchy
  9. 23. second leader of Mexican independence; gained the southern portion of Mexico
  10. 24. colonists were angry over the presence of British soldiers, so riots erupted and the British killed five colonists
  11. 28. declared himself Emperor of independent Mexico
  12. 29. former slave and leader of Haitian independence
Down
  1. 1. required colonists to pay a tax on all printed materials; led to colonial boycotts
  2. 3. one portion of the island of Hispaniola; broke away from Haiti to form its own independent nation
  3. 5. leader of the independence movements in Southern South America; Argentina, Chile, Peru
  4. 6. French leader who conquered Europe; created opportunity for American colonies to rebel
  5. 7. Catholic priest and leader of Mexican independence; supported power to the natives
  6. 9. first leader of independent Brazil; declared independence from his own father
  7. 10. colonists were angry over the high tax on this popular British good which led to this protest
  8. 12. the parent country of Jamaica, the Bahamas and the U.S.
  9. 14. conflict that transferred control of Puerto Rico and Cuba from Spain to the United States
  10. 15. mixed-race class; lowest level of the social hierarchy
  11. 16. leader of the independence movement sin Northern South America; Venezuela, Colombia
  12. 18. the refusal to buy goods
  13. 20. primary good Europeans profited from in the Caribbean
  14. 22. American-born Europeans; second level of the social hierarchy
  15. 25. led an army across the Andes mountains to gain independence for Chile
  16. 26. leader of Cuban independence
  17. 27. Enlightenment philosopher who influenced the idea of individual freedoms; like, speech, religion and press