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This time period consisted of the many Enlightenment Thinkers introducing new ideas to the world. Some of these thinkers were John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Charles Montesquieu.
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The Estates-General Meets was a big gathering of the Estates-General and Louis XVI. During the meeting, they discussed the financial situation in France, which wasn't doing too good.https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-beginning-of-revolution/ -
The time period in which the French Revolution took place.
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On this day, the people that belonged to the French Third Estate took this oath that concluded the statement, "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath -
This event is about how the Bastille, a prison in Paris, was attacked by many people. These people needed ammunition and assumed it was inside this fortress. Along with that reason, they wanted to free prisoners as well.
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This was the document that France's National Constituent Assembly published and it was based on the Enlightenment Thinkers and their opinions. This document was a written detail of all the rights of man and citizens, as said in the title.
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The time period in which the Hatian Revolution took place. This was the event that took liberty in bringing down the French Regime in Haiti. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Haitian-Revolution
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In hope to demolish the Island of St. Domingue, an army of slaves teamed up to defeat both militias and French troops. The government wished this would follow through with stopping the rebellion spreading into neighboring British colonies.
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King Louis XVI was sentenced to death by the French National Convention only to be executed by guillotine. This happened considering that King Louis XVI was guilty of treason.
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This event entailed the abolition of slavery in the French colonies and St. Domingue. The Republic had already ended the slave trade and further conflict lead to abolishing slavery all together.
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A governing group of five men who had power and controlled every day responsibilities of France. The Directory was faced with many problems; however, they worked through them by using military force to face the challenges which helped to turn France around. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Directory-French-history -
This was a war that lasted one year which involved Haitian Revolutionary Toussaint Louverture and his adversary Andre Rigaud who were fighting for the control of St. Domingue. Louverture won the war in the end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution -
The constitution was founded by moderate revolutionaries who believed that France was to be a constitutional monarchy. Under the monarchy, powers were divided among the three branches of government. https://www.historywiz.com/constitution1791.htm -
Toussaint officially declared new principles/rules for citizens to follow in St. Domingue. https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/this-day-in-history/haitian-revolution-toussaint-louverture/ -
Dessalines gains the country's independence which used to be known as St. Domingue but now known as Haiti. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Dessalines -
During this time period, conflicts raised in terms of independence. The result of this war was the creation of independent countries in Latin America. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-south-american-revolutions/
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To declare independence, Mexico went to war with Spain. In the end, Mexico was granted independence. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spain-accepts-mexican-independence -
Simon Bolivar, the South American independence leader, arrived at Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida. He lead the invasion of Venezuela and was given the name El Libertador. https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-13/ -
José de San Martín and his entourage liberated Peru and declared independence against from Spain. https://www.britannica.com/place/Peru/Achievement-of-independence -
Columbia was formed in South America in 1821, leading Libertador Simón Bolívar to help it join regions with Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, and parts of Peru and Brazil. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/civilization-west-and-rest/killer-apps/property/map-american-expansion-u-s-a-and-gran-colombia/