Latin American Revolutions Map Activity

1. At the top of each blank map worksheet (on both sides), add the title Independence
Movements
2. Using pages R12 R15 in the purple, Journey Across Time textbook, label the following
Latin American nations on your blank maps (Do not color them yet!):
Middle America Map
A. Haiti
B. Mexico
C. Costa Rica
D. El Salvador
E. Guatemala
F. Honduras
G. Nicaragua

South America Map

A. Argentina
B. Venezuela
C. Colombia
D. Ecuador
E. Peru
F. Chile
G. Brazil

3. Using your Class Notes (along with your previous knowledge of colonialism), determine the
mother country that controlled each of these countries before they gained their
independence. As you do so, color the countries according to the directions below:
A. If the country was a colony of Spain, color it Red
B. If the country was a colony of France, color it Blue
C. If the country was a colony of Portugal, color it Green
4. Using your Class Notes, write the year that each country won their independence. Write
this next to each countrys name.
5. For each leader listed below, draw stick figures (using the colors listed below) on all of the
countries where they led independence movements.
A.
B.
C.
D.

For Toussaint LOverture, draw an orange stick figure

For Miguel Hidalgo, draw a yellow stick figure
For Jose de San Martin, draw a brown stick figure
For Simon Bolivar, draw a purple stick figure

6. After you have completed each of these tasks, create a map key that displays the mother
country represented by each color. Also, include the colored stick figures and the leaders
represented by each in your map key. Complete this on both sides of your blank maps.