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The Haitian revolution was the beginning of the end of slavery in the western hemisphere.This proved that freedom can be won.
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The Haitian gained their independence agance the French.
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A priest in a village of Dolores named Miguel Hidalgo took the first big step towrds the freedom from spanish. Miguel was poor but well educated man that firmly believed in Enlightenment ideals.
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Simon Bolivar battled in the war for independence. Also, during that time period the Spanish colonies in Latin Amercia earned their freedom.
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San Martin declared the independence . José de San Martín who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina 1812 Chile 1818, and Peru 1821
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80, 000 soldiers tried to scare and defeat Hidalgo and they did in 1811.In result, Mexico earned its independence from Spain.
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Brazil had won its independence in a bloodless revoultion from Portugal