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So we have studied four different revolutions in this class (American, French, Haitian, Latin America), all in different regions of the world, and all within a fifty year time period. Please answer the following two questions about these revolutions:
1. What do these revolutions have in common? Explain.
- things to think about are who is revolting? What are the reasons why they are rebelling? Which system of government / economy is being attacked? Are there similarities between the leaders of the revolutions? How successful were these revolutions (yes, they all succeeded, but how did they conform to Enlightenment ideals?)?
2. Which of these four is the least similar to the rest? Why?
This blog is due Wednesday, May 13 by the beginning of class. 250 words minimum.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
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-Callie B-
The French, American, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions all started with some of the most suppressed classes in that society and their desire for equal rights and social reform. Enlightenment ideas greatly inspired the people in the four countries to break away from a controlling monarch into one in which the people have more freedom to choose their leader and govern themselves. They were also similar because the first of the successful revolutions was that of the Americas and inspired other nations to do the same. The American revolution was the colonies breaking away from Britain for independence, the French revolution was the third estates need for equality and breaking away from absolute monarchy, the Haitian revolution was the slaves fighting for equal rights and to break away from France to become independent, and the Latin American revolution was the breaking away from Spain and the social classes of creoles, mestizos, and mulattoes fighting for equal rights. All of which ended in a constitution issued by the people. However, the one revolution least similar to the rest would be the French revolution, purely because of all the violence it took to accomplish the revolution. Peasants went a little guillotine crazy and started decapitating nobles and anyone suspected of being un-loyal to the revolution. Along with all the bloodshed, this revolution went through several stages more than the others, including the National Assembly Phase, Radical Phase, Directory Phase, and the Napoleonic phase. They also encountered issues such as multiple shifts in power, especially when Napoleon took over as emperor and reestablished a form of monarchy.
1) All of the revolutions have many things in common, the lower class is rebelling for equality, they are rebelling because of unequal distribution of wealth, and for rights the people believe that they deserve. All of the revolutions are going against a monarchy with a king and queen in power. Another Similarity about the revolutions was that they all tried to fight for rights without violence and keep peace, but when that failed it forced the people revolting to use violence. The revolutions conformed enlightenment ideas by fighting for everyone to have rights, and equal opportunity. This brought forth many great leaders like Toussaint L'vouture who was a very educated and intelligent man fighting for the freedom of slaves because of the unfair treatment shown toward them. Other leaders like George Washington were very similar they were smart, and willing to do what ever it takes to bring equality.
2) The revolution that was least similar to the rest would be the French Revolution because of the extreme amounts of violence that occurred. During the French Revolution there was much un-needed violence, one example would be when the people started to cut off the heads of the wealthy people. This makes it one of the most different revolutions because the others did their best to keep peace and not bring such violence on the people.
In most of the revolutions, the slaves or poor people are usually the ones that start the revolt. They are rebelling because the prices are rising and they don’t have enough money, that they are trying to abolish slavery, or that they are trying to overthrow the monarchy. For France, America, and Latin America, they were all trying to fight and to overthrow the monarchy because they got too bossy and controlling. Also, the revolutions were sparked because of religion or religious figures trying to spread what they thought was the best way (Like France). Many people compare George Washington to Toussaint because for Washington, Britain has a really good army and not many armies have ever beaten them. For Toussaint, there was never a successful slave revolt in the world before. After the Revolutions were finished, there were many new countries that were formed in Latin America; and the United States broke away from Great Britain. As for Haiti, they were able to abolish slavery and France was able to overthrow their Monarchy government. For America and France, they were able to set up a government that had their powers separated so it couldn’t turn into another monarchy. The Haitian revolution was the least similar to the other three mostly because it was all about freeing their slaves. Although it was similar to the French revolution because of all the killing and the hanging with the guillotine, the Haitian revolution was still a lot bloodier than France. –Nicholas Ringler
1. What do these revolutions have in common? Explain.
- things to think about are who is revolting? What are the reasons why they are rebelling? Which system of government / economy is being attacked? Are there similarities between the leaders of the revolutions? How successful were these revolutions (yes, they all succeeded, but how did they conform to Enlightenment ideals?)?
2. Which of these four is the least similar to the rest? Why?
The American, Latin American, Haitian and French Revolution all started with wanting to have freedom and equal rights. Enlightenment ideas inspired people to think that they should have equal rights. For example: The French had the guillotine. The rulers didn’t believe in equal rights. King Louis XVI didn’t believe that people have equal rights but he ended up getting his head chopped off same as his wife Marie Antoinette. Louis was fair to the men but the women blamed Marie because they didn’t get equal rights. The third estate didn’t believe that they should follow the absolute monarchy. It was like that with Haiti because the slaves didn’t have equal rights and Toussaint L’Overture tried to help them get freedom. Latin America was breaking from social classes such as mestizos and mulattoes and creoles. The American Revolution was breaking away from Britain and trying to leave them alone. They all have the same leaders but some didn’t really good leaders like Robespierre. He ended up saying the wrong thing and someone didn’t like it so they shot his mouth and then he went to the guillotine. Robespierre told people about the Enlightenment ideas but the rest was mostly on books. The American Revolution was the least similar because they are breaking free from Britain but they aren’t fighting for no slavery or freedom from the monarchy so it doesn’t make sense if it was a lot similar.
Michelle Lis
The revolutions in France, hati, Latin America and the 13 colonies shared the same basic ideals. First main similarity is the rise of the lower class, in hati it was the slaves, France the third estate, Latin America it was the people under the penisulares, and in America it was wealthy southern plantation owners and New England merchants. This occurrence is mainly due to oppression for example when the people of Latin America suffered through centuries of foreign oppression teamed up to kick whity out. But this can hold true to any revolution what makes these so important and that is enlightenment. While many revolutions are ignited by the ideas of religious fundamentalism, socialism, and nationalism these were started by enlightenment. The belief that all men are created equal drove the masses to create their own governments. The power of the monarchs was gone and the age of democracy in which we live in today was born. The only one that is different is the American Revolution. it was not the trotted down peasant who were rebelling it was the rich people who despite being left alone for a hundred years a sudden rise in tax drove them to rebel. “Unalienable rights” man I love historical irony don’t you.
Liam mulligan
Truman Levitt
All of the revolutions were the people revolting, mostly they were revolting due to unfair conditions and other things. Another common theme was oppression or being forced into a religion. Also the most common political system was monarchy. The least similar one was probably the Spanish revolution because peoples motives were very different.
1. These revolutions have many things in common with one another. One thing they had in common is the poor and less well-off people were fighting for better rights. Another thing they had in common is they were rebelling for a better life for themselves and to have a better leader who will continue to lead them well. Another reason they were similar is because they were all fighting to get rid of some supreme ruler. Another reason they were similar is because there leaders were all taking advantage of their power and using it against the people to control them. These revolutions did a decent job of integrating idea from enlightenment but the continually fight against a large power let some ideas slip like when Toussaint Louverture made himself mayor for life which is against enlightenment ideas.
2. I believe the American Revolution was least like the rest for many reasons. One reason the American Revolution was least like the rest is because it was of American descent. Another reason the American Revolution was least like the rest is because the revolution was only change and less bloody. Another reason the American Revolution was least like the rest because there was a lot more bloody battles and war. Also the revolution was less of a change than the other revolutions.
-Luuk Schmit
The American, Haitian, Latin American, and French revolutions all had their similarities. Some similarities include the revolts. The revolts in all of these revolutions were led by people of lower status such as the colony to the mother country in America’s situation. In the Haitian Revolution, the revolts began with the slaves, in Latin America they were led by mestizos or similar people that were of mixed descent, and in France they were led by the people being ruled by the unjust monarchy of King Louis. All of these countries rebelled for equality: for race and for social standing, among other things. When the governments were attacked in these revolutions, it was mainly for its injustice where the minority of the population received many luxuries based on the government’s inequality against the poor or working class, or slaves in Haiti’s case. Their leader’s also had their similarities. Most of their leaders, or the notorious ones at least, were educated and interested in the ideas Enlightenment had to offer. Many of them put them into effect, such as separation of church and state, or popular sovereignty. With all these similarities, there are still differences in these revolutions. The French Revolution is the one with the most differences in this situation. Unlike the other revolutions, France was continuously changing governments and political views. It went from a harsh monarchy, to a limited monarchy, then after a few steps, finally reached a republic, only to become a monarchy for a period again. These phases include the period where Louis XVI reigned, when the National Assembly took over, then the Directory, and finally the temporary re-institution of a monarchy by Napoleon when he crowned himself emperor. Unlike the other revolutions, the French Revolution temporarily reestablished a monarchy with little to no argument, and was also extremely violent, among several other unique factors.
All four revolution causes are similar. Each revolution was sparked by the lower class citizens fighting against inequalities and unjust treatment. These lower class peasants of each individual country's revolution were all attacking similar government systems as well; each government rued in an all controlling way only in support of upper class citizens. These citizens were usually granted superior rights above the peasants hat drove the revolution against the government. The upper class also had more opportunities for jobs, which lead to a big economic gap between the wealthy and the poor. Furthermore, the leaders of each revolution were also similar because each one expressed strong military skills both physically and mentally, as well as an unwavering determination to overthrow the injustice their people were receiving, no matter how harsh the consequences were. Unfortunately, each revolution was also very similar in their ability to maintain an enlightened government after the revolution ended. Each country in turn drifted back to their old controlling ways with different leaders in charge. Of all the revolution, however, the Haitian revolution was least like the other three revolutions, solely based on the fact that slaves were the ones leading the Haitian revolution, unlike the other three revolutions that were lead only by lower class free citizens.
Wallie Hechler
Rebecca Gonska
History B: 2nd Hour
1) The similarities of the American, French, Latin American, and Haitian revolutions were many. The revolutions occurred in different ways but they were similar in that they started because poor people and those with less wealth wanted the ability to step up in the world. Even people in the middle class wanted the ability to step up and gain more political power or better jobs that in many cases only the nobility could get. In France the leaders held all the power and privileges, the poor people had to pay most of the taxes and had none of the privileges. In Haiti the nobility also held all of the power and the poor people had it even worse as they were slaves. The people of France, Latin America and the other countries that experienced revolutions wanted the wealth and privileges to be obtainable by all the people.
2) Out of all four revolutions, Haitian, French, American and Latin American, the most different was the American Revolution. The French, Latin American and Haitian revolutions mostly began because the rulers and ruling class in these countries did not want to give up or share power and wealth. Poor people in these countries/societies felt there was no method to gain wealth and power. It seemed most of the burdens of harsh labor, bad living conditions, and taxes, were on the poor. The American Revolution was based more upon a sequence of events where the English tried to tax the colonists and control the government in America without the actual people living in America having any votes on how to govern. The American Revolution was more about the lack of representation then the ability to gain wealth.
Rebecca Levitt
In all four of the revolutions the cause of the revolution is close or similar to each other. Most of the revolutions started by people with less money and rights. They all wanted some sort of equal rights. They also wanted social reform. Most of the reforms had violence involved in how they wanted to make their point across. The one that was most violent was probably the French revolution because they had the reign of terror where they killed millions of people. While others are less violent. Martin Luther got his point across by created 99 reasons why the church is bad. Another reason all four revolutions are similar is because almost all of them involve people trying to separate from the power of a monarchy or one leader. These leaders are selfish and live a lavished life. The rights that people are fighting for mostly had to do with the ideas of enlightenment, such as the idea that everyone has the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. If I had to pick one of the revolutions that is the least similar out of all four is only based on the way they showed their ideas and what happened due to their ideas. It would have to be the French Revolution. There was so much violence in this revolution. When the guillotine was invented it led to the chain reaction of deaths through the guillotine. The most deaths out of the revolutions was the French because so many innocent people died from the guillotine including King Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette.
Brock Anderson
These four revolutions all have some things in common. One thing they have in common is they were all lead by the people of their countries and where all fighting because of unjust government. Another thing that the four revolutions have in common is that they all had leaders. The French had Maximilien Robespierre, the Haitians had Toussaint L’Ouverture. The Americans had George Washington and, Latin America had Simon Bolivar. All four leaders rose to leadership as under dogs and defeated their own governments and got the changes that they felt needed to be changed. One last similarity between all four of these revolutions is that they were all first started in a very peaceful manner, such as petitioning, until eventually when the government still wouldn’t listen they had to get more physical with their petitions and cause violence to be heard.
I feel that out of these four revolutions that the Americans revolution was the most different. I think that is the least like the others because we actually had a person leading that had actually been in the military and knew his way around a battlefield. Also I feel that it was different because of the main reason they revolted in the first place. Taxes. Every other revolution was about natural human rights but this revolt is all about money. And one last reason that I feel the Americans revolution was different from the rest is because I feel that this revolution was had less bloodshed and was much more civilized than the other revolutions.
All of these revolutions were caused by politics. The leaders/government had all of the power and were not treating the citizens (mostly the peasants) as fairly as they believed they should have been. Another similarity, as mentioned above, was that the peasants or lower classes sparked all revolutions. In Haiti, the salves rebelled, in Latin America, the peninsulares rebelled, in France, the third estate rebelled, and in America, the merchants rebelled. They heard of enlightenment ideas, took them to heart, and acted upon them. These revolutions attacked the wealthy people who owned land and slaves. Those wealthy noblemen were the ones who had privileges and opportunities that the poorer peasants did not have. These peasants saw inequality and acted upon it. Everybody wanted basic natural rights, whatever they may be for that specific area. Another similarity is that all of the revolutions had to do with the country (America, Latin America, France, or Haiti) breaking away and receiving their independence. All of these revolutions used violence to try and overthrow the monarch or people in charge of them. They brought out leaders who became some of the most well known people.
I think the American Revolution was the most different. First of all, it was less violent than the others. It started out peacefully and even some of their rebellions (Boston Tea Party) weren’t violent. During this they through their tea into the harbor but overall, didn’t mass murder thousands. Also, America’s Revolution was trying to overthrow people from another area who were controlling them. They believed they didn’t have representation therefore, wanted to have more power over their own colonies.
Annabelle H.
Rohna Battle- Woodger
2nd Hour
The American, French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions similarities were that all of their lower classes rebelled for the equality they receive amongst the higher class with all the basic rights plus more. The enlightenment ideas were spread in each region’s revolution which helped them to choose a better form of government, not monarchy. This better way gave the some people, not all the choice to vote for who they wanted to lead their country and they also governed themselves. The French Revolution was the fight against the people versus the monarchy that lasted from 1789 to 1799. It resulted in France no longer being controlled by the monarchy, but becoming a republic. The American Revolution occurred from 1765 until 1783 when colonist rebelled against e monarchy control they had under the British to later become independent. The Haitian Revolution occurred from 1791 until 1804, when slaves revolt in France’s colony, Saint Domingue. Slaves revolted to have better rights and for their colony to become independent led by Toussaint L’Ouverture. Mulattos were created, people of a mixed race of African and European and received more freedom than the full race Africans, who fought for more freedom that was only given to the mulattos, not everyone. The Haitian Revolution ended with abolished slavery and the foundation of Haiti becoming a republic. The Latin American Revolution had a social class of the peninulares, people were born in Spain being the highest, 2nd the creoles, people of European decent that were born in the colonies, 3rd the mestizos, mixed raced people of native American and European decent and the mulattos, mixed raced people of African and European decent, and lastly 4th the full Native Americans and Africans. There happened to be restrictions of trade that led to higher taxes. Napoleon Bonaparte fought against Spain and the Portuguese like he did in Europe. The wars of independence killed many people, but resulted in Latin American countries becoming independent.
The French Revolution of the four was the least similar to the rest, because of the many changes of their government and their beheadings of the wealthy that became very common and popular. The violence was by far the worse, because it was intended to scare people.
All these revolutions have been salves and regular people rebelling for freedom. The slaves believe that they should have a better life. They're motivation to continue to rebel is, if they succeed they won't have to worry about people pushing them around anymore. They also can life freely. These rebellions are going against the dictators and monarchs The leaders of the Haitian and Latin America rebellions were former slaves who have became free. They are determined to make a difference. In the French and American Revolutions they were lead by regular ordinary people. They wanted the best for their country and would do what ever they could to succeed. Most of these rebellions were for a democracy which John Locke wanted and they got what they wanted. Democracy. These four revolutions are similar, but at the same time they are different. The most different of them all is the American Revolution. The Biggest difference of the American Revolution was that it was started by the wealthy and not the poor. The three other revolutions was started by poor people and poor slaves. Also there were fewer deaths than the other three
The revolutions in America, France, Haiti and Latin America had a lot in common. In all of these revolutions the lower class was very poor and treated unfairly. The lower class would then fight for the equality they thought they deserved by rebelling against their government. These revolts were started by the lower class as a non-violent change for their society, but unfortunately they were not successful and they turned into violent battles. Many people were then killed to prevent them from taking such actions. The revolutions also fought against the monarchs and tried to take away the power that the royal family had. The lower class wanted to get rid of the monarchy because they believed that the monarchs had too much control and power of the people which they then missed used. Many people compared the leaders of each revolution to be similar, like Napoleon and Toussaint Louverture were similar because they both died for the same reason. I believe that the American Revolution was the least similar to the other revolutions. Unlike the French and Haiti revolution the American Revolution wasn’t as violent compared to the others. In Haiti millions of slaves’ lives were lost by such strict ruling. Also in France, many lives were lost based on their opinion on how they wanted their country to be handled. Also I think that the American Revolution didn’t have as big as an impact or have as big as a risk as the Latin, French and Haitian Revolution had to overcome
Caroline C
The American, French, Haitian, Latin American revolutions all had in common that they all achieved their goals, all of them became independent of a monarchy, all of them revolted do to abuses of power, a majority of people who revolted were poor. They all achieved their goals America succeeded because they gained independence from England. The French succeeded by over throwing the monarchy. Latin America gained their independence from Spain. Haiti gained their independence from the French. The British taxed the Americans more than they should have and the Americans had no say in the government. The French were abused by no jobs for the poor and food shortages for the poor so they were dying of starvation. Haiti revolted because some of them were being enslaved. Latin America revolted because they didn’t get any respect. In America most of the colonists were farmers of trades men and could not afford the taxes. In France the taxes were being played by the third estate. In Haiti those that revolted were slaves. For Latin America they wanted their own leaders that would respect them. The revolution that is different is the French revolution because all of the others became independent countries and French got rid of their government but remained French. The british colonists became American, the Haitian slaves became Haitians, the Spanish colonists became Mexicans. Each of the mew independent nations formed their own governments with the enlightenment principals of divided government, and voting rights for men.
-Daniel Y
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