WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The defeat of Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars helped provide Latin American the opportunity to rebel. The Declaration of Independence was written to justify the colonies separation from Great Britain. Citizens gained more political rights as a result of the American and French Revolutions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Napoleonic Wars in Europe had a direct impact on the Latin American Independence movements, because the removal of the Spanish and Portuguese kings demonstrated to the colonies that they could rule themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Peninsular War, which resulted from the Napoleonic occupation of Spain, caused Spanish Creoles in Spanish America to question their allegiance to Spain, stoking independence movements that culminated in the wars of independence, lasting almost two decades.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early struggles for independence in Latin America grew out of the Napoleonic wars raging in Europe. Napoleon’s invasion of Spain is often seen as the proximate cause of the revolutions for independence in Spanish America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The American Revolution influenced Latin America because it was the first modern movement of anticolonialism. Drawing its ideology from the Enlightenment, it manifested a deep faith in the ability of people to advance their rights.

Detailed explanation-6: -The conflict resulted in the dissolution of the Spanish Monarchy and the creation of new States.