Document D Latin American Howolder Source: Alan Konjoh, Alanda: The in 1908-09 drought produced a great mortality among Mexico's livestock and [agricultural] erisis soon affected __ rest of the economy mining and manufactur (agricultural/stinyed) the haned prices tripled, As in the past.agrarian and unemployment robe, The mule trains which carried make to the agrarian conflicts and led...to peasant land invasions __ agrarian conflicts military escort. Dearth [scarcity)also aggravated old Creole clites social ten- sions. ln1809. indignant and threatened, now sought to capitalize on these rest power from the peninsulares and establish a __ form of Creole home rule, within the frame- work of the Spanish exapire. Document Analysis 1. What two things happened as a result of drought in Mexico in 1808 -1809? 2. What happened to the unemployment rate as a result of the drought? 3. Why do you think the mule trains that carried grain would be escorted by the military? 4. How did Creole clites react to the problem of the drought? 5. How could you use this document to address the question, why did the Creoles take the lead in the fight for independence?

## Step 1<br />The first question asks for two events that occurred as a result of the drought in Mexico in 1808-1809. The document provides two key events: a significant mortality among Mexico's livestock and a subsequent agricultural crisis that affected the rest of the economy, including mining and manufacturing.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The second question asks about the impact of the drought on the unemployment rate. The document states that the unemployment rate increased as a result of the drought.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The third question asks why the mule trains carrying grain would be escorted by the military. The document suggests that the military escort was necessary to prevent potential theft or sabotage during a time of crisis.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The fourth question asks about the reaction of the Creole elites to the drought. The document suggests that the Creole elites sought to exploit the social tensions caused by the drought to gain power and establish a form of Creole home rule within the framework of the Spanish empire.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The fifth question asks how this document could be used to address the question of why the Creoles took the lead in the fight for independence. The document suggests that the Creole elites' desire to gain power and establish a form of Creole home rule within the framework of the Spanish empire could have been a driving force behind their leadership in the fight for independence.