USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region since the conquest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Simón Bolivar is remembered today as the greatest leader of South American independence. Highly influenced by the examples of the United States, the French Revolution and Napoleon, he led a massive revolt against Spanish colonial rule in South America, beginning in 1810.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín were both called “the Liberator.” They are unquestionably Latin America’s two greatest heroes of the wars for independence, 1810 1824. Yet in Bolívar’s case, the title rang across the continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Haiti, a French slave colony, was the first to follow the United States to independence, during the Haitian Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the 19th century, Spanish control in Latin America caused Creoles to lead a revolution because they felt pressure from lower social classes, wanted independence, and wanted control over their economy.