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White slave owners treated African slaves terible. The French revolution in Europe inspired the slaves to fight back.
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Toussan'ts took over the island and Jean Jacques helped the Haitians fight for freedom, declaring Haiti an independent country.
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The Indian mestizos didn't have many rights. The priest, Miguel Hidalgo, organized a rebellion to fight for their rights against the Spanish colony.
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Spanish and French invaders kept Venezuelan as hostages and also treated them as slaves. They also took over their plantation and ruling system. Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan revolutionary who fought against the French and the Spanish for Venezuela's independence. This war for independence took years for Venezuela.
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Miguel Hidalgo gained independence for Mexico after winning the war of independence against the French and Spanish invasion. Ever since that day, Mexicans celebrate this day as Mexican Independence Day.
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Napoleon's armies invaded both Spain and Portugal. Napoleon's aim was to close the ports of these of these countries to British shipping. They took their court and royal treasury to Portugal's largest colony, Brazil.
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The creoles rejected King John's plan and demanded for their independence which they later obtained from Dom Pedro.
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Simon Bolivar and his army later won the war, gaining independence, freedom, and their plantation system for his Venezuela.
