WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was the first nation in Latin America to gain independence in 1804.
A
Haiti
B
Colombia
C
Venezuela
D
Panama
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The declaration marked Haiti becoming the first independent nation of Latin America and only the second in the Americas after the United States. Notably, the Haitian declaration of independence signalled the culmination of the only successful slave revolution in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the aid of the British, the rebels scored a major victory against the French force there, and on November 9, 1803, colonial authorities surrendered. In 1804, General Dessalines assumed dictatorial power, and Haiti became the second independent nation in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through the struggle, the Haitian people ultimately won independence from France and thereby became the first country to be founded by former slaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -The link that binds these resistance movements dates back to the beginning of the nineteenth century, when Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar sought help from the newly founded republic of Haiti, the first country in Latin America to gain independence, and the first republic to be born out of a slave revolt.

Detailed explanation-5: -The offering came with one condition: Bolívar had to abolish slavery in South America when he founded a new republic; Bolívar agreed. He and his army once again took on Spain-returning to Haiti a second time for assistance-and triumphantly declared Venezuela an independent country in 1821.

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