THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Resentment had grown toward the peninsulares who dominated social and political life
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Colonists rejected taxation without representation
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French revolutionaries traveled to the Spanish colonies to organize the people
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Slave revolts erupted throughout the colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate cause of the Wars, however, was the fact that the King of Spain, Ferdinand VII, was captured in France by Napoleon who then invaded the Peninsula. This was the sudden unexpected removal of the central imperial authority and many creoles feared Napoleon’s incursions into the Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, the direct cause of the Latin American revolts was Napoleon’s conquest of Spain in 1808, and placing his brother, Joseph, as the king of Spain. Many creoles might have remained loyal to a Spanish king, but they felt no loyalty at all to a Frenchman placed on the Spanish throne by force.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Creoles felt politically inferior to the peninsulares, and this fueled a sense of nationalism within America as the Creoles lost their identification with Spain. The Creoles felt betrayed by Spain and threatened by the peninsulares’ position, leading them to seize political control of their homeland.