1 Point
What lesson did the American and French revolutions hold for Latin America
in the 19th century?
A. The revolutions set an example for using diplomacy to establish a
new independent nation.
B. The revolutions demonstrated that democracy can be achieved
only through armed conflict.
C. The revolutions showed that it was possible for colonies to
escape the control of European monarchs.
D. The revolutions revealed that Enlightenment ideas cannot be
implemented in monarchies.

In the late 18th century Enlightenment ideas spread to Latin America. The success of the American Revolution showed that foreign rule could be thrown off. The French Revolution showed that the people could overthrow an unjust monarch. These two events inspired revolutions in Latin America, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French colonies in the Americas. The results were the end of colonial rule that had lasted 300 years.