HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Haiti
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Brazil
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Mexico
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Venezuela
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1822, 8, 000 creoles signed a paper asking the son of Portugal’s king to rule an independent Brazil. He agreed, and Brazil became free through a bloodless revolt.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 7, 1822, Prince Dom Pedro declared Brazil’s independence from Portugal, founding the Empire of Brazil, which led to a two-year war of independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Brazilian Revolution was a peaceful change in power between Portugal and Brazil. It was often called The Bloodless Revolution because no battles happened in the process of Brazil gaining their independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Haiti, a French slave colony, was the first to follow the United States to independence, during the Haitian Revolution. Creoles in South America, led by Simon Bolivar, followed with revolutions of their own gaining independence for the rest of Latin America.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fast Facts about Independence in South America South American nations won their independence primarily from Spain, but also from Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The first country to declare independence was Colombia in 1810. The last was Suriname in 1975.