Compare and contrast independence movements in North America and South America

When one compares the independence movements in North America and South America one would see a lot of 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. Although there were a lot of differences between the movements towards independence, there were also some similarities. Unlike the Latin American colonies, the North American colonies were …

…few similarities. Though most Spanish colonies had a lot of poverty and class difference among their people, Brazil had a similar society to that of North American colonies. In Brazil there wasn't much class difference as there wasn't any in North America. In conclusion, there appears to be a lot of differences between the independence movements of North America and South America. These differences were probably due to geographical variation and diversity between the people.