THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Latin America was being colonized by the Europeans.
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Latin America was gaining it’s independence.
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Latin America was set for war against the US
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None of the above
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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: -The Creoles badly wanted to become government officials and to have fewer restrictions on trade. Spain gave them neither, which caused great resentment and helped lead to independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French and North American revolutions of the late eighteenth century, which profoundly influenced Independence movements in Latin America, were underpinned by these ideas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Independence from Spain came suddenly for most of Latin America. Between 1810 and 1825, most of Spain’s former colonies declared and won independence and had divided up into republics. Sentiment had been growing in the colonies for some time, dating back to the American Revolution.