Atlantic Revolutions Graphic Organizer

Unit 5 - Topic 5.2: Atlantic Revolutions Comparison (AMSCO pgs.285-293) Directions: Use your notes and AMSCO book to complete the following. PLEASE TYPE IN BLUE. American Revolution French Revolution Haitian Revolution 1789-1799 Enlightenment Ideas Monarchy and Estates class system Unfair taxation American revolution success 7 years war 1791-1804 Enlightenment Ideas French revolution inspires it American revolution inspires it Tired of being enslaved 1765-1783 ● Enlightenment Ideas ● Overtaxation ● No representation in Parliament ● 7 years war ● ● ● ● ● ● To break away from GB and form a new independent state in the Americas ● To overthrow the monarchy and set forth a republic in France ● End of the Monarchy and Estates system ● To break off from France and be recognized as a free independent sovereign state. Dates and Brief Summary of Major Events of Revolution ● 1776 to 1783 ● Washington’s Christmas attack ● Ended with British loss at the battle of Yorktown in 1783 ● 1789 to 1799 ● Ends with creation of French consulate ● Mostly a failure ● ● ● ● Important Documents of the Revolution ● Declaration of Independence, based off John Locke’s ideas ● Rights of Man and the Citizen, inspired by US constitution and declaration of independence ● Co-written by Thomas Jefferson ● No documents mentioned in the notes ● Led by Toussaint Overture Outcomes of the Revolution, both: -long-term and -short-term. ● Short term - new country, weakening of GB ● Long term - inspires other revolutions, abolition of slavery, ● Short term - end of monarchy, new social estates general system ● Long term - instability in France, Robespierre, Bonaparte, Bourbon restoration, Louie returns. ● Short term - end of slavery, redistribution of land ● Long term - Haiti a VERY WEAK COUNTRY, France demands an “Independence debt.” What factors caused this revolution? Be specific. What were the desires/goals of Revolutionaries? Latin American Revolutions ● ● ● ● 1791 - 1804 Long time 1802, Napoleon invades Haiti Fails, Haiti wins freedom in 1804 What factors caused this revolution? Be specific. What were the desires/goals of Revolutionaries? Dates and Brief Summary of Major Events of Revolution ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Late 18th-Early 19th centuries Enlightenment Ideas Success of Other revolutions Creoles want the government. Control. Increase of nationalism. Creoles increase of status Freedom of European control’ ARE NOT FIGHTING FOR BLACKS OR NATIVES From late 1700s, up to 1900, series of revolts against Spanish and/or Portuguese rule in South America Important people are Simon Bolivar(N) and Jose San Martin(S) Important Documents of the Revolution ● None mentioned in notes ● Countries, such as Mexico, do draft Constitutions similar to the US constitution. Outcomes of the Revolution, both long-term and short-term. ● Short term - freedom, Creole power increase ● Long term - Decline of Spanish and Portuguese power, increase of British and French power, leads to some instability in the new freed countries of SA. SAQs: Summarize your learning by comparing the following revolutions based on causes and outcomes. REMEMBER TO ACE. 1-2 sentence answers WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 1. Identify and explain ONE similarity between the American Rev. and the French Rev. One similarity is that both revolutions involve people rising against their kings. The Americans rose against George III, and the French fought against Louie XVI. They both fought for rights of the common people, as well as against over taxation on them. They also fight against unfair laws, in the US, the stamp, tea, and sugar acts, and in France the Monarchy and Estates system. 3. Identify and explain ONE similarity between the Haitian Rev. and the Latin American Revs. Both the Latin American and Haitian revolutions changed the social structure of their areas in a way. The Creoles gained political power in LATAM, while in Haiti, the former slaves gained power in a revolt. They were both people who fought against the people above them to fight for political and social freedom and/or power. 2. Identify and explain ONE difference between the American Rev. and the French Rev. The American revolution was fought between colonists in the new world, and was not considered a “British Civil War” as the American colonists were not British citizens. However, the French revolution was not 4. Identify and explain ONE difference between the Haitian Rev. and the Latin American Revs. The oppressed slaves in Haiti fought for their sovereign political, economic, and social freedom. They rose up against the French, and created a new structure made up of slaves. The Creoles more so fought colonists uprising, as the rebels were all lower class French citizens. The key one difference is that the American R. was colonists rising against colonizers, whilst the French revolution was a civil war all located in Europe. for power, as they were wealthy, but not politically powerful. They fought to only remove the Peninsulare status, and still remained on top of the blacks and natives even after the successful revolutions. The Haitian Revolutionaries fought for social change, while the Creoles did NOT want to change the social structure, only to remove the Peninsulare status.