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The Age of Enlightenment was a movement of people beginning in the late 17th and 18th century Europe showing reason/individualism rather than tradition.Some enlightened thinkers were:John Locke- Supported the democracy and had believed that all humans are naturally happy,Montesquieu-Divided the government into 3 three branches,Voltaire-Had believed in religious freedom as well as the freedom of speech,Rousseau-He saw humans in original state as happy and good. (https://courses.lumenlearning.com)
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The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political trouble in France from 1789 to 1799 this has had a big impact on French and modern history worldwide.The Declaration of the Rights of Man is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal.
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This was a vow by the representatives of the Third Estate once being locked out of the Estates-General meeting. They declared that they would finish writing their new constitution for France, which represented the relentless passion of the Third Estate to end the social hierarchy, absolute monarchy, and bring equality to the people.
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A civil rights document drafted by Sieyès and Lafayette and adopted by the National Assembly.As seen throughout the French Revolution, the Enlightenment and its ideals played a major role toward France’s democratic way of thought.This document shows many Enlightenment ideals such as natural rights,popular sovereignty,and equality and shows an early step toward breaking away from the system of the absolute monarchy.
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France was using St. Dominique as a way to make money, because of all the sugar cane on the island. People were upset however because they were using slaves. So then Toussaint L'Ouverture wanted to rebel against France to outlaw slavery. France saw what was coming, and they did that before any bloodshed could start. L'Ouverture took control of the island, but he was a corrupt leader. But then Jean-Jacques Desailline, put L'Ouverture in prison, and made Haiti independent.
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On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was beheaded on the guillotine in Paris. His poor leadership and weak rule over France made the people angry, and he was killed for treason; trying to escape when France needed him the most, failing to address France's financial crisis, and being unsuccessful in leading France. He was the last king of France, and later the death of his wife marked the end of the absolute monarchy.
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There was a big independence movement in Latin and South America, first started by Agustin de Iturdibe making Mexico independent from Spain, because of political disagreements. Then, other Latin American nations followed. While in exile, the leader of Venezuela (Simon Bolivar) came up with a plan to beat the Spanish. He boldy attacked them over the Andes, and won, making the nation of Gran Colombia. While going South,he met with Jose de San Martin, and they helped each other with wars.
