Simon Bolivar Revolutions l l l John Locke
Simon Bolivar
Revolutions l l l John Locke- If the people’s rights are neglected our abused than the people have the right to rebel and form a new government Revolution is a social, political and or economic CHANGE in a country or region Revolutions are attempted to help the lives of the people who live in an area
Venezuela l l l Located on the Northern Coast of South America Venezuela was controlled by Spain was drown to Venezuela by natural resources like iron ore, gold and diamonds
Simon Bolivar l l l Wealthy Venezuelan who studied in Europe during the time of the French Revolution Bolivar wanted his country of Venezuela to come free of foreign rule Bolivar led the people of Venezuela to victory over Spain Bolivar united Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, which was called Great Colombia Bolivar wanted to unite all of South America into one nation but the dream never came true
Bolivar
Argentina l l l Located in the Southern in-land area of South America Argentina had fertile land which made for good farming land to grow crops Some of the Natural resources that attracted Spain to the region were lead, zinc, copper and iron ore
San Martin l l Born in Argentina but went to Europe to study military training Helped Argentina win independence from Spain Joined forces with Simon Bolivar to win independence for other South American countries Martin defeated Spain in Chile which set up a Bolivar victory in Peru
Haiti l l l Haiti is located off the coast of Cuba Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic The cash crop in Haiti is the sugar cane Sugar can be processed to make white sugar, brown sugar, and rum The French occupied Haiti to grow sugar cane so they can process it into other goods to sell.
Haiti and Sugar Cane
L’Ouverture France held control of Haiti l France enslaved Haitians to work on the sugar cane plantations located on the island l Toussaint was an educated Haitian who wanted to free Haiti from French rule l L’Ouverture led Haitian soldiers to victories over the French which help led to Haitian independence in 1804 l
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