Independence Groups

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Independence Groups

• Group 1 Maddy, Katie B, Victoria, Greg
• Group 2 Mike D, Caitlin, Liz J, Jon, Alex
• Group 3 Craig, Amanda, Kaitlin, Lauren Corbo
• Group 4 Matt, Dakota, Ari, Sarah, Liz B
• Group 5 Greg, Nicole,, Lauren Corcoran, David

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The Path to Independence

• Leaders, mostly Creoles wanted greater
  independence
• Spain resisted
• Racial complications
• Many installed governments became dictatorial
• Amerindian question

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Ideas

• Ideology
• Goals
• Desire must outweigh risk
• Napoleons influence
• Enlightenment

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Grito de Dolores

• Mexicos revolution
• Father Miguel Hidalgo
• Creole loyalty to Ferdinand VII
• Major Indian resentment
• Guanajuato massacre

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