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1700s
- The spanish controlled trade and used it to benefit Spains economy
- Colonies were completely controlled by spain -All the wealth and money was kept only in Spain, not in colonies
- Only Peninsulares could hold important jobs
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Period: to
1800s
- Haiti saw the time was right to rebel
- Because of France's turmoil in its country, Haiti's people took over and made it a free country.
- This set an example to the rest of Latin America and started a huge movement for freedom
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1815
- Brazil was the biggest colony in Latin America
- Was ruled my portugal
- Because Brazil was so large its freedom gave a huge help to the other countries fighting for freedom
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1818-1821
- Three years when most of Latin America Revolutions got their independence
- Simon Bolivar did most of his work during this time as he helped these countries get their freedom
- The countries that gained freedom during the times were: Mexico, Grand Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Chile
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1833
- After Chile and Vendezuela won their revolutions, political reform was in order -Throughout Latin America constitutionalism was popular
- they created and rejected a total of nine constitutions each
- Reestablishing the governments after a revolution was a difficult and long progress
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1888
- Plantations were everywhere in Brazil and despite abolitionists and slave rebels fighting since 1850s
- Slavery wasn't abolished by the Brazilian parliament until 1888
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1852
- The powerful Juan Manual de Rosas was overthrown by an alliance of foreign and domestic enemies
- Rosas ran Argentina very cruelly and after he was overthrown a period a civil war was developed as Argentina was trying to works its self out
- Eventually in 1861, they developed a strong central government
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1880 (Immigration Boom)
- Immigration sparked rapid economic growth, urbanization and population boom -This increase in immigrants not only had economic benefits but also stirred racial hostitilities between the different ethnicities
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1900 (Latin America)
- Latin America's nations had grown substantially grown stronger and could better defend their independence against foreign intervention -Slavery was abolished at this point and immigration increase led to economic growth, changed cultures and racial opinions
- At this time women still didnt have as many rights as men and weaker countries were left behind as South America was divided into a rich north and poorer south