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source 8.3 rights and national independence simón bolívar | 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 that of 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 jungle; digging in the earth to mine its gold — but even these limitations could never satisfy the greed of spain ... efforts to chart the rights of all full participants in society the assertion that inalienable rights should extend 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 faiths climatic and geographic differences between regions the potential military intervention of the united states

Explanation:

1. Bolivar states "We are, moreover, neither Indian nor European, but a species midway between the legitimate proprietors of this country and the Spanish usurpers... Americans by birth we derive our rights from Europe", which aligns with this group.
2. Bolivar notes "the barriers between American provinces, designed to prevent all exchange of trade, traffic, and understanding" and implies geographic/climactic divides (from references to different agricultural regions like indigo, grain, jungles) as threats to unity, while the other options are not mentioned in the provided text.

Answer:

1. All those born in the Americas who possessed European ancestry
2. Climatic and geographic differences between regions