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1792
St. Domingue, or Haiti, experiences a slave rebellion. This shows continuity because slave rebellions were common since slaves were not accepting of their status. This fits under the political theme because it is a revolt. -
1804
Haiti declares its independence. This shows change because Haiti had previously been under French rule. This fits under the political theme because it involves leadership. -
1817
Simon Bolivar becomes the leader of the revolt against Spain. He united Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador into a new nation called Gran Colombia. This shows a change because these countries had not been united before. This fits under the political theme because it involves leadership. -
1822
Brazil declares its independence. This shows change because it had previously been under Portuguese rule. This fits under the political theme because it involves leadership. -
1824
The Mexican Empire collapses. Mexico becomes a republic. This shows change because Mexico was previously a monarchy. This fits under the political theme because it involves government. -
1830
Simon Bolivar dies, and Gran Columbia breaks up into Venezuela, COlombia, and Ecuador because of political differences and regional interests. This shows continuity because now these countries were back to being separate countries. This fits under the political theme because it involves regional leadership. -
1838
The Central American states split apart into independent nations. This shows continuity because they were briefly attached to the Mexican Empire and were attmepting to become a union, but they went back to being separate nations as they were previously. This fits under the political theme because it involves nations. -
1886
Cuba abolishes slavery. This shows change because they previously had slaves. This fits under the political theme because it involves a government decision. -
1888
Brazil abolishes slavery. This shows change because they previously had slaves. This fits under the political theme because it involves a government decision. -
1889
The Brazilian Empire falls and a republic is established. This shows change because it was previously a monarchy. This fits under the political theme because it involves government. -
1903
Panama gains independence. This shows a change because it was previously under Spanish rule. This fits under the political theme because it involves leadership.