MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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poor conditions in urban centers in Latin America
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the American and French revolutions
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demands by Latin American workers to own their own factories
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the desire of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America to escape European control
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Detailed explanation-1: -The direct cause of the Latin American revolts, however, was Napoleon’s conquest of Spain in 1808, after which Napoleon made his brother, Joseph, king of Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American, French, and Haitian revolutions brought forth new expressions of individual rights and freedom that began to influence similar actions in the colonies of Latin America. The origins of the Latin American independence movements of the early 1800s might be traced to changes in imperial administration.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American and French Revolutions stirred independence movements in other parts of the world. A growing spirit of nationalism and the French ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity inspired many Latin Americans to rise up against their French, Spanish, and Portuguese masters.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French and North American revolutions of the late eighteenth century, which profoundly influenced Independence movements in Latin America, were underpinned by these ideas.