Latin American Revolution Research Paper

As a result of wars of independence in the 19th century, there was a dramatic shift economically in the slave labor system in most of Latin America and the Caribbean by the middle of the 1800’s, but wage labor increased and haciendas continued to be in existence because of the need for cheap agricultural workers. There are also certain things that remained the same, and changed socially like rapid urbanization changed societies; creoles becoming dominant force in society; huge class differences, but no real middle class, but overall there was no significant change in class divisions, and little improvement for women. Politically they changed by establishing a strong central government; socialism had come to Argentina; several reforms; politically nothing had changed majorly. Economic changes were that there was no more encomienda, grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area; mita, a system by which the crown allowed certain colonists to recruit Indians for forced labor; or slavery in much of Latin America, except slavery in
Creoles were also becoming the dominant force in society. New waves of immigrants streamed into Latin America, mainly in Argentina and Chile from Europe. Also, rapid urbanization had changed societies, causing increase in population numbers. The only thing that had remained the same was class divisions although there was a huge class difference nothing had changed. Also, women had gained little ground, even though they actively participated in independence movements. Women were expected to be wives and mothers, they had no rights, and could not become lawyers, or hold office. Women, in comparison to earlier years, began to become more educated and most became