Simon Bolivar was one of South America’s greatest generals and political leaders. Whose victories over the Spanish empire led to the independence of Bolivia, Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Simon was born on July 25, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. His parents past away when he was but a child, only 9 years old. He then moved to Spain at the age of 9 years old, where he was raised by his nanny Hipolita and his tutor Simon Rodriguez. As for his education, he was homeschooled by a fair amount of tutors who gave young Simon ideas on liberty and freethinking.…
Every system has its own merit. However, Louis XVI, the king of France, was too…
The main idea of this letter was to explain to the English government of how inhabitants of South America are mistreated by Europeans; more specifically the Spaniards. He wants to improve Latin America’s government but claims it may be impossible therefore, asking for help. Also that, people in Gran Colombia such as, those living in Venezuela, do not obtain political rights; not even the nobles. He says that they are so limited that they are prohibited to store crops because they are “royal monopolies”. Simon Bolivar wrote, “I cannot persuade myself that the New World can, at the moment, be organized as a great republic,” meaning he wants to be inspired and helped by the English government to improve the American countries social structures.…
Since the Colonists were able to know ahead of time when and where the British would attack they were able to prepare minutemen that could be ready at a minutes notice, this helped the Colonists achieve their first victory against the British military.…
In the late 1700s to the early 1800s, the people of South and Central American colonies began to rebel against the oppressive Spanish regime. Most of the revolutions were successful, and thus began the freedom of many nations and equality for their people. But without the intelligent and powerful revolutionary leaders, the colonies wouldn’t have had the same success. One of the most well known leaders, Simon Bolivar emerged triumphant from his movement for freedom, granting independence to those who fought with him. But his successes and motivations didn’t develop overnight. They were fueled by many different aspects of Bolivar’s life, stemming from type of people that he met and heard about, to his need for glory.…
During the 15th and 16th centuries, spain conquered most of americas and was know as the most powerful country in Europe. The empire lasted for 300 years, but that was the end of that when the people of latin america rose up and revolt in the early 1800’s. And this was the beginning of the revolution of Latin. The creoles were the one who led the revolutions in Latin america because the desire of political power, nationalism, and economic conditions.…
The cause of the revolution mostly states the basic ideas on why and how the revolution sparked. In this case, Brazilian Revolution, the Portuguese all of a sudden appear out of the blue to the sacred land of Brazil. They were on their way from fleeing their country due to the attack of Napoleon. These unexpected people arrived at the land of Brazil and unbelievingly they start ruling over the natives. Of course the Brazilians were baffled by this action. The Portuguese start taking away the Brazilians’ privileges and rights. To illustrate, the Portuguese banned the Brazilians from trading with foreigners, growing crops or manufacturing goods that have the potential to compete with Spain. In yet another example, if we compare this event to the Mexican Revolution, even during the Mexican revolution, the Spaniards, who came to the land of Mexico without warning started governing over the Mexicans. They used Mexicans as slaves and they received meager treatment and had to face the harsh reality. They gathered an unreliable amount of taxes from the natives, which, in the end, angered the lower statues and caused the revolt to take…
The American and French RevolutionsThe French Revolution had many causes. The main causes were due to political, social, and economic conditions in France that contributed to the discontent felt by many French people-especially those in the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views to government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the French Revolution. The philosophies planted the seeds for the French Revolution. Their goals were to expose and destroy the inequalities of an ancient regime and both revolutions did just that. The American and French Revolutions were caused by political, social, and economic factors.…
Venezuela is the sixth largest country located on the northern coast of South America and is the thirty-third largest country in the world. It has an area 352,143 square miles with a total coastline area of 1,740 miles, which is approximately eleven-tenths times as big as the contiguous United States (MapFight). Venezuela has many characteristics that make it such a unique such as its history, culture, government, trade, geography, weather, and climate. These characteristics allow Venezuelans to express themselves and their individuality as a country.…
One of the causes of these revolutions was because the people were under oppression and they faced many injustice situations. The problem of slavery in america was severe. The government could even pass the laws to abet the use of slavery in the country. In 1662, the government passed a law in Virginia, that stipulated…
The Enlightenment brought out a new way of thinking and people realized that the way the government was being run wasn’t what they wanted. The main cause of the Haitian Revolution was slavery. The Haitian slaves wanted their freedom and they decided to fight to for it. The cause of the Russian Revolution was the population booming. The Russian population grew and as it did the working conditions got worse and worse.…
The revolutions that took place in the United States, France, Haiti, and Latin America were all influenced by one another. The main political idea was that of popular sovereignty. This was the idea that the authority to govern comes from the people. This strayed from the ideals that the right to govern comes from God or tradition. The main group that benefited from these revolutions was middle class white males; except in Haiti. Long term, the revolutions gave many groups the ammunition needed to fight for political rights they previously did not have.…
Simón Bolívar “dreamed of a land governed by reason”, and although he spent an enormous amount and resources on his dream it was still a failure (Tignor). He was born in Venezuela in 1783 and his father was wealthy and socially powerful (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). While in Europe a former tutor told him about the writings of “European rationalist thinkers such as Locke, Hobbes, Buffon, d’Alembert, and Helvetius as well as Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau” (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). From there he returned to Venezuela and a year later a Latin American independence movement began.…
The U.S. was in control and had ownership of the Mexico territory. Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa, and Emiliano Zapata were the major leaders of the revolt. One cause of the revolution was that Diaz wasn’t following his countries rules, and the people didn’t think it was fair or right for him to do that. Madero started an uprising, and they met to restore the constitution of 1857. One thing that changed as a result was that Diaz stepped down, or out of power.…
5. What has happened with the Bolivar since the case was written? What is the official rate now? What is the rate in the parallel market? What do you think the Bolivar/US dollar rate would be if the Venezuelan government let its currency float?…
