When you compare the independence movements in North America
and South America you would notice big differences and similarities
between the two. The major differences were probably due to different
geographical aspects of the two continents. Along with this, there were
also variations among the societies. However, there are a lot of
differences between the movements towards independence, there are
some similarities.
Different from the Latin American colonies, the North American
colonies were the first to declare their independence. There is a
handful of explanations, as to why North American independence was
different from the South American. First of all unity was something that
both colonies had. In the end both colonies declared themselves a
single nation of the United States. Furthermore, there was a decrease
in class difference among the colonists. The colonies more or less had
a good lifestyle, and there wasn't as much poverty as there was in
some South American colonies.
On a more scathing note, the colonies in the North were much more
tyrannized and managed by the British, than the Spanish colonies by
the Spanish royalty. But, the colonies received aid from the French to
help fight the British forces.
In South America unity was decreasing among the people than there
was in North America. This was probably caused by the fact that there
was much more poverty and class difference, especially in colonies
like Haiti. This resulted in much more uprisings and violence among
the people in Spanish colonies. But, in Brazil there was a lot less
violence and struggle to achieve independence. In Brazil, the
independence movement was much more peaceful than it was in
North America.