Progress in Latin America

Today students I introduced students to Chapter 5 in Born in Blood and Fire, Progress. I began by explaining the shifts in political power and influence through time. Illustrating how power had shifted back and fourth between liberalism and conservatism.

Students then were assigned on section from Chapter 5. They took notes using this worksheet. Students then shared out and we discussed all the questions as a group.

UNIT EXAM - Latin America Key Terms, etc.

The unit final will cover everything we've studied thus far from Latin America. Below are the key terms from BBF Chapter 1-5. I will hand out and discuss a study guide on Thursday.

Chapter 1:Encounter

Diversity amongst Latin American countries

Nationalism
Liberalism
Tupi
Queen Isabel and King Philip
Mestizo
Encomienda
Montezuma
Cortes and Malinche
Pizzaro
Atahualpa
Financial Backing of Exploration
Women in the New World
Moors
Reconquest of Spain
Iberia
Slavery in New World and African
Slave Trade

Chapter 2: Colonial Crucible

Colonial Economics (Minerals and Sugar)
Royal Fifth
Viceroys and viceroyalties
Development of Brazil vs. New Spain
Hegemony
- Tithe
- Patriarchy
- Catholicism
Transculturation

The Palmares Quilombo
Racial Mixing

Gracias al sacar
Mestizos
Caste System

Chapter 3: Independence

Napoleonic Wars

Popular Sovereignty and Natural Rights Philosophy

Penisulares, Creoles, and the Social Hierarchy

Miguel Hildalgo and “El Grito”

Nativism and Americanos

Simon Bolivar

Jose de San Martin

King João VI

Chapter 4: Postcolonial Blues

Liberal failures and postwar obstacles to liberalism

Caudillos (e.g. Juan Manuel de Rosas, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna)

Patronage

Pedro I, Pedro II, Recency Years

Peons and Patróns

Chapter 5: Progress

Export boom

Ultramontane

Tithe

Fuero

Church landholdings

Benito Juarez

Lerdo law

William Walker

Napoleon III, Maximilian, War of Mexican Reform

Other Concepts:

Haitian Revolution – Toussaint L’Ouverture

Comparing Independence Movements