I.B.History of the AmericasBrazil Notes

Chapter 3 Identifications and Discussion Questions

  1. DEFINE / IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING
  2. Mozombos
  1. Peninsulares
  1. War of Muscates
  1. Minas Gerais
  1. Jose da Silva Xavier
  1. Tiradentes
  1. Dom Joao VI
  1. Dom Pedro
  1. September 7, 1822
  1. December 1, 1822
  1. Confederation of the Equator
  1. April 7, 1830
  1. Additional Act of 1834
  1. Revolt of Rio Grande, 1835
  1. July 22, 1840
  1. Queiroz
  1. Rio Branco Law of 1871
  1. Drought of 1877 – 1879
  1. 1884 (as it relates to slavery)
  1. 1885 (as it relates to slavery)
  1. 1887 (as it relates to slavery)
  1. May 3, 1888; May 13, 1888
  1. November 15, 1889
  1. Benjamin Constant and Marshall Peixoto
  1. November 1891
  1. DISCUSSION QUESTONS
  2. How did Portuguese attempts to increase its political and economic control over Brazil impact early movements for Brazilian independence.
  1. Based on our discussions of American independence, should Jose da Silva Xavier be labeled a patriot, a treasonous rebel, or a martyr? Explain your answer.
  1. Why might the Brazilians have presumed that independence movements might incite slave rebellions? Elaborate on at least two possibilities.
  1. Contrast the ratification process for Brazil’s Constitution with that of the United States.
  1. What does the formation of the Confederation of the Equator suggest about the ideals of republican government in Brazil.
  1. Discuss the development of Brazil’s two party system (when/ why).
  1. Discuss the impact of Brazil’s economy on a climate of turmoil or between 1830 – 1860.
  1. Describe the short term impact and the long term implications of Great Britain’s strict enforcement of the Queiroz laws.
  1. How did the Paraguayan War contribute to the emancipation of slaves, and how did that resemble the emancipation of certain slaves during the American Civil War?
  2. How did actions by the Spanish influence Brazilian policy regarding emancipation?
  1. Compare and contrast Brazil’s policies of gradual emancipation (i.e. Rio Branco Laws) with the United States’ Civil War and its legacy of sharecropping and tenant farming.
  1. In both the United States and Brazil, abolition movements spurred other social progressive reforms. Why do you think this was so? Provide specific factual information to support your response.
  1. Compare efforts to retrieve fugitive slaves in the United States and Brazil.
  1. Compare abolition’s impact on European immigration to both the United States and Brazil in the late 1800s.
  1. Compare the lot of emancipated freedmen in the United States and Brazil. Be sure to discuss educational and economic opportunities, as well as civil liberties.
  1. What impact did the emancipation of slaves play on the dissolution of the monarchy in Brazil?