Wars for independence in Latin America Worksheet

The first successful revolt in Latin America toke place here
He led slaves on the Island of Hispaniola to independence
The first independent country in Latin America
A person who came to South America from Spain and held an important office in the colonial government
A wealthy landowner who had been born in a Spanish colony in the Americas but whose ancestors are from Spain.
He led the people of New Granada, in the northern part of South America to independence
His armies freed Chile and Peru
A priest who began a revolution in Mexico
Another priest that led the Mexican peasants in their revolt and was executed in 1815.
Mexican peasants wanted independence from ______________________.
The largest colony in South America which peacefully won its independence from Portugal in 1822
Latin America includes Mexico, _____________________, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, and the Continent of South America.