Age of Revolutions: The Rest of the World

Review-Age of Revolutions & Enlightenment Thinkers

World History: Allard/Waters

Causes: Revolutions in the World

• Enlightenment Thinkers: H, L, M, V, R

• American Revolution=success

• Class Divisions (triangles): Lots of Poor/Less Rich

• Basic Human Rights + InEquality

Hobbes

Leviathan

People are naturally wicked

Need a King to rule them

Locke

Life, Liberty, LOCKE

Montesquieu

3 Branches of Government: L-E-J

Checks & Balances

Rousseau

Social Contract with People & King

Voltaire

Freedom of Religion/Speech

Anerican Revolution

SUCCESS= Colony breaks from mother country...ENGLAND

-Govt set-up

ISSUE: Class Divisions

French Colonies

ISSUE: Class Divisions

Spanish Colonies

French Revolution

• 1789- Storming the Bastille

• 3 Estates: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

• Absolute Monarchy to Dictator to Emperor

• Fall of Napoleon

• Congress of Vienna- restore European Monarchies

Haitian Revolution

• Slave Revolt = Success

• England fought France

• TLO captured- Slaves Freed

• No more slavery on the island

Mexican Revolution

• Migual Hidalgo- Priest Leader

• Grito de Delores- the "Call"

• Free from Spain

• Mexico create own constitution

Venezuelan Revolution

• Simon Bolivar

• Free from Spain

• The Liberator

• Gran Columbia + Venezuela

Argentina Revolution

• Jose de San Martin

• Free from Spain

• Economic Crisis