This is a CCLS aligned lesson that introduces students to the Latin American Independence movements during the 19th century. This overview lesson includes a Do Now assignment, informational texts, graphing/chart activity, cause and effect, DBQs, multiple choice questions and higher order critical thinking activities/writing tasks. The DBQs offer students brief introductions to key concepts and figures related to the Revolutions in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico.Grea