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Late 1700sLate 1700sRevolutions and Revolutions and
HeroesHeroes
The painting, The painting, though depicting though depicting
the July Revolution the July Revolution of 1830, displays of 1830, displays
vividly the vividly the revolutionary spirit revolutionary spirit
of the era.of the era.
American Revolution
• Motivation? Liberty! • Process?
– Declaration of Independence (list of grievances) Sam Adams - “Catalog of crimes”
– War!!!– Support from?
• Results?– Articles of Confederation– Constitution– Representative Democracy
• Influence of Locke and Rousseau?• Liberties for all, with a few exceptions
• Heroes?– Washington
What is being conveyed by the artist, Gilbert Stuart?
French Revolution• Motivation? Equality!• Process?
– Economic Crisis Exacerbated by giving aid to American Colonists
– National Assembly Declaration of the Rights of Man
– Strip the king of power No more titles!!!
– Destroy the power of the Church! Same as nobility… pompous oppressors.
• Results?– Bloodshed– Guillotine and radicalism– Instability and vulnerability– Finally: Popular authoritarianism
Napoleon Bonaparte• Heroes?
– Robespierre– Marat
Napoleon Bonaparte
• Results of Napoleon’s conquests?– France Isolated– Balance of Power in Europe
Haitian Revolution• Motivation? Liberty and
Equality!!• Process?
– Inspired by French Revolution– Gen de couleur vs. white planters
• Opportunity for slaves– Napoleon sent force to regain
control and reestablish slavery• Results?
– Fields burned, crops destroyed– Whites fled or were killed– Weak, unstable economy– Political turmoil
• Heroes?– Francois Dominique Toussaint
L’Ouverture
Comparisons?