What inspired Latin-American revolutionaries?

Answer 1

The Enlightenment

The American Revolution

Answer 2

Some of the causes of political change include 4 main external events that impacted Latin America. These four events were the American Revolution which showed colonial rebellion, the French Revolution which displayed revolutionary ideas, the slave rebellion in St. Domingue which resulted in independence of Haiti, and the confused situation the Spanish and Portuguese created when invading. The Enlightenment also altered ideas about who should be controlling the government.

Answer 3

Causes of political change: American Revolution (1775-1783) French Revolution (1789) later rejected due to its severity Independence of Haiti (1791) Freedom and Hope The crisis of legitimate rule in Spain The highly centralized colonial state had created both resentment and dependence on central authority. Wealth was unevenly distributed [wide class divisions]. Little tradition of participatory government in colonial state, and slavery was becoming less tolerated.

Answer 4

The success of the American Revolution and the French Revolution, as well as Enlightenment changed ideas about who should control the government. In Latin America, most of the people resented the domination of European colonial powers. Also, many of the lower class people were oppressed and disliked the fact that they were of a lower station than others, simply because they were not born in Spain! :)

Answer 5

Underdeveloped infrastructure