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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following? (1 point)

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the absence of slavery

decentralized government

religious persecution

Enlightenment ideas

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Enlightenment ideas

Explanation: Enlightenment concepts (liberty, equality, popular sovereignty) inspired creole elites and other groups to challenge colonial rule and seek independence. The other choices (absence of slavery, decentralized government, religious persecution) do not accurately describe major causes.