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BELL WORK1. Open to the Bell Work tab and
answer the question below on a blank sheet of paper. Write your name & period.
2. Describe a time in your life where you had to step outside your comfort zone and go against your peers.
SIMON BOLIVAR
NICE PANTS!
I can read about the life of Simon Bolivar and evaluate his impact on South America.
OBJECTIVE
SIMON BOLIVARSimon Bolivar helped lead the fight against the SpanishSimon Bolivar helped lead the fight against the SpanishThe Spanish pushed him out of VenezuelaThe Spanish pushed him out of VenezuelaBolivar escaped to Columbia and was elected PresidentBolivar escaped to Columbia and was elected PresidentHe later helped Venezuela, Columbia, and many other He later helped Venezuela, Columbia, and many other South American countries gain their independenceSouth American countries gain their independenceHe is considered a hero in South America for forcing He is considered a hero in South America for forcing the Spanish off the continentthe Spanish off the continent
WHO ARE YOU?
CLOSE READING15 minutes
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Read the article closelyRead the article closely
Highlight or underline important Highlight or underline important evidence within the text about evidence within the text about Simon BolivarSimon Bolivar
Complete the graphic organizer Complete the graphic organizer with the evidence that you findwith the evidence that you find
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SIMON BOLIVAR
Birth Marriage Pledge in Rome Declaration President Liberation Death
July 1783 May 1802 Aug 1805 April 1810 1819 1817-1824 Dec 1830
He was Born in
Caracas, Venezuela
He Married Maria
Teresa
He Pledged to liberate
South America
Declaration of Independence in Venezuela
Became first president of Colombia and later
several other Countries
Liberated Columbia
Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Bolivia
Died at the age of 47 of tuberculosis
BOLIVAR’S TIMELINE
SPANISH RULEThe Spanish came to Venezuela hoping to find The Spanish came to Venezuela hoping to find gold and pearlsgold and pearlsThe Spanish realized there was little gold to be The Spanish realized there was little gold to be found, so they forced the native people into found, so they forced the native people into slavery on farmsslavery on farmsMany Indians died in the harsh conditions Many Indians died in the harsh conditions under slaveryunder slavery
Why did the Spanish come to Central America?
BOLIVAR’S DEATH• At the end of his life, Bolivar was exiled for At the end of his life, Bolivar was exiled for
trying to establish a totalitarian trying to establish a totalitarian governmentgovernment
• This outraged the people who believed This outraged the people who believed that he was only trying to establish what that he was only trying to establish what they had fought so hard to removethey had fought so hard to remove
• Bolivar died of tuberculosis at age 47Bolivar died of tuberculosis at age 47
• Bolivar is stilled remembered as a hero by Bolivar is stilled remembered as a hero by almost all countries in Latin Americaalmost all countries in Latin America
CAN YOU DO THIS?
THUMBS UP, SIDEWAYS, OR DOWN
I can read about the life of Simon Bolivar and evaluate his impact on South America.
OBJECTIVE
EXIT TICKETOn the sheet of paper you wrote yourBell Work on, compare your personal story about standing up against your peers to how Simon Bolivar stood up against European control of South America.You must use evidence from what you learned today!
