Questions and Answers
Which country's revolution was considered the most radical?
What was the main driving force behind the revolutions in the late 18th century?
Which of these documents declared the equality of all men?
What was the primary outcome of the Haitian Revolution?
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Which country's revolution led to the creation of an independent nation?
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Study Notes
Late 18th Century Revolutions
- Revolutionaries seized onto new ideas in the late 18th century, leading to significant changes in the United States, France, and Haiti.
- Each revolution inspired and radicalized the next, resulting in increasingly bold declarations of equality and freedom.
American Revolution
- In the 1770s, American revolutionaries declared "All men are created equal".
French Revolution
- By 1789, French visionaries issued the "Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen".
Haitian Revolution
- A revolution led by rebellious enslaved people in Haiti began in 1803.
- The Haitian Revolution transformed France's most valuable sugar colony into an independent country.
- The newly formed government was administered by formerly enslaved people.
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Learn about the late 18th century revolutions in the United States, France, and Haiti, and their impact on declarations of equality and freedom.
