WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What influence did the American and French Revolutions have on Simon Bolivar?
A
They encouraged him to promote religious freedom.
B
They inspired him to end foreign rule of Latin America.
C
They led him to establish monarchial governments in Latin America.
D
They motivated him to promote the economic isolation of Latin America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What influence did the American and French Revolutions have on Simon Bolivar? They encouraged him to promote religious freedom. They inspired him to end foreign rule of Latin America. They led him to establish monarchial governments in Latin America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American and French Revolutions stirred independence movements in other parts of the world. A growing spirit of nationalism and the French ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity inspired many Latin Americans to rise up against their French, Spanish, and Portuguese masters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Highly influenced by the examples of the United States, the French Revolution and Napoleon, he led a massive revolt against Spanish colonial rule in South America, beginning in 1810. He personally dominated the revolutionary period until his death in 1830, but struggled to consolidate the revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enlightenment to Leads to Revolution The Enlightenment era ushered in a series of sweeping changes in both Europe and the English Colonies in America. Both the American and French Revolutions were greatly influenced by ideas that came from the Enlightenment period.

Detailed explanation-5: -What role did Simón Bolívar play in the Latin American independence movement? Simón Bolívar penned two political treatises-the Manifiesto de Cartagena (“Cartagena Manifesto”) and the Carta de Jamaica (“Letter from Jamaica”)-encouraging the people of South America to rebel against Spanish colonial rule.

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