The Age of Revolutions · 1750 – 1850
Latin American Wars of Independence
Bolívar, San Martín, and the struggle against Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Napoleonic Wars create a power vacuum in the Americas?
- 2Why did Bolívar's dream of a "Gran Colombia" fail?
- 3How did the social hierarchy of the castas system influence revolutionary outcomes?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.His.1.9-12C3: D2.Geo.5.9-12
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: World History II
Unit: The Age of Revolutions
Period: 1750 – 1850
Suggested Methodologies
Ready to teach this topic?
Generate a complete, classroom-ready active learning mission in seconds.
More in The Age of Revolutions
The Enlightenment
Philosophers challenge absolute monarchy and religious authority with reason and natural rights.
3 methodologies
The French Revolution
The collapse of the Ancien Régime and the rise of radical republicanism.
3 methodologies
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon
From revolutionary general to Emperor of the French and his impact on European law.
3 methodologies
The Haitian Revolution
The only successful slave revolt in history and its global implications.
3 methodologies
The First Industrial Revolution
The shift from hand production to machines, beginning in Great Britain.
3 methodologies