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source 8.3 rights and national independence
simon bolivar | the jamaica letter | 1815
success will crown our efforts, because the destiny of latin america has been
irrevocably decided, the tie that bound her to spain has been severed. ... the hatred
that the peninsula has inspired in us is greater than the ocean between us. it would be
easier to have the two continents meet than to reconcile the spirits of the two
countries. the habit of obedience, a community of interest, of understanding, of
religion, mutual goodwill, a tender regard for the birthplace and good name of our
forefathers; in short, all that gave rise to our hopes, came to us from spain ... at
present the contrary attitude persists: we are threatened with the fear of death,
dishonor, and every harm; there is nothing we have not suffered at the hands of that
unnatural stepmother — spain. the veil has been torn asunder. for this reason
america fights desperately. ...
we are, moreover, neither indian nor european, but a species midway between the
legitimate proprietors of this country and the spanish usurpers. in short, though
americans by birth we derive our rights from europe, and we have to assert these
rights against the rights of the natives, and at the same time we must defend ourselves
against the invaders. this places us in a most extraordinary and involved situation. ...
the role of the inhabitants of the american hemisphere has for centuries been
purely passive. politically they were nonexistent. we are still in a position lower than
slavery, and therefore it is more difficult for us to rise to the enjoyment of freedom. ...
we have been harassed by a conduct which has not only deprived us of our rights but
has kept us in a sort of permanent infancy with regard to public affairs.
americans today ... occupy a position in society no better than that of serfs
destined for labor; or at best they have no more status than mere consumers.
yet even this status is surrounded with galling restrictions, such as being forbidden to
grow european crops, or to store products which are royal monopolies, or to establish
factories of a type the peninsula itself does not possess. to this add the exclusive
trading privileges, even in articles of prime necessity, and the barriers between
american provinces, designed to prevent all exchange of trade, traffic, and
understanding. in short, do you wish to know what our future held? — simply the
cultivation of the fields of indigo, grain, coffee, sugar cane, cacao, and cotton; cattle
raising on the broad plains, hunting wild game in the jungles, digging in the earth to
mine its gold — but even these limitations could never satisfy the greed of spain.
is it not an outrage and a violation of human rights to expect a land so splendidly
13 multiple answer 1 point
source 8.3 provides evidence relating to which of the following? select all that apply.
☐ efforts to chart the rights of all full participants in society
☐ the assertion that inalienable rights should extent to women
☐ the expansion of rights to specific subgroups within a wider society
☐ the creation of new laws or the direct appeal to government authorities to
secure inalienable rights
14 multiple choice 1 point
who does bolivar claim to be speaking for when he refers to “we” in his letter?
○ all those born in the americas who possessed european ancestry
○ all of humankind
○ all residents of the americas who had been born in spain
○ all residents of central and south america
15 multiple choice 1 point
what threat to post-independence unity did bolivar identify?
○ the potential of a slave revolt
○ violence associated with sectarian conflict between

Explanation:

Question 13:

• Bolivar's letter frames Latin America's fight for independence as a struggle to claim and secure rights against Spanish oppression, aligning with efforts to define societal participants' rights and appealing to the cause of securing inalienable rights through resistance (a form of asserting claims to authorities/law-making). The text does not mention rights for women or specific subgroups, so those options are excluded.

Question 14:

Bolivar states "though Americans by birth we derive our rights from Europe", explicitly linking the "we" to those born in the Americas with European ancestry, not all humans, Spanish-born residents, or all Central/South American residents.

Question 15:

(Full options needed for a complete explanation. From historical context, Bolivar warned of threats like regional divisions, Spanish attempts to reconquer, and social inequality, but without full options, a precise explanation cannot be provided.)

Answer:

Question 13:

• Efforts to chart the rights of all full participants in society
• The creation of new laws or the direct appeal to government authorities to secure inalienable rights

Question 14:

All those born in the Americas who possessed European ancestry

Question 15:

(Note: The full options for question 15 are cut off. Based on the visible text, if the standard threat Bolivar identified is included, the most accurate answer from common context is: The potential for continued Spanish interference and internal divisions from colonial legacy; however, with the visible partial option, if "The potential of a slave revolt" is the only visible complete option, this cannot be confirmed. Please provide full options for question 15 for a precise answer.)