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Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echoes

Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echoes. 1750-1914. Timeline. American Revolution 1776-1783. Cause. Effects. 1781 British surrender to Washington Articles of Confederation created= weak 1783 Treaty of Paris signed = British officially recognize America 1789 Constitution created

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Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echoes

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  1. Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echoes

    1750-1914
  2. Timeline
  3. American Revolution1776-1783 Cause Effects 1781 British surrender to Washington Articles of Confederation created= weak 1783 Treaty of Paris signed = British officially recognize America 1789 Constitution created Influenced French and Latin American Revolutions “No Taxation without Representation” 1756-1763 Seven Years’ War New tax laws (navigation, stamp act) 1774 Continental Congress meets 1775 B + A clashed @ Lexington, Mass 1776 Declaration of Independence
  4. French Revolution1789-1799 Cause Effects Increase in Nationalism Congress of Vienna Legitimacy Quadruple Alliance Concert of Europe BALANCE OF POWER Estates General Unfair taxation Unfair privileges Deficit Spending Costly wars Lavish court Poor harvests Economic Recession NO $$$$$ or FOOD MAKES PEOPLE ANGRY
  5. #1 Monarchy-Old Order/Estates General Phases of the French Revolution
  6. France after Revolution 1816-1824 Louis XVIII rules Issued Charter of French Liberties 2 house legislature Limited freedom of press 1824-1830 Charles X Rejected Charter Absolute Ruler Abdicated
  7. 1830 Louis Phillipe (cousin)-King “Citizen King” Extended suffrage to wealthy Favored bourgeoisie Feb 1848 Poor harvests No jobs or bread…again abdicates
  8. 1848 Second Republic proclaimed by Alphonse de Lamartine (romantic poet) (1st republic 1792-1804) Liberals vs Socialists (Louis Blanc) Rebellion in June “Bread or Lead” Gov’t turned violent against protesters (1500 killed) Gave vote to all men Issued constitution (president with 1 house legislature) President = Louis Napoleon Bonaparte(nephew of original) 1852 Louis Napoleon proclaims himself emperor 2nd republic ends Used plebiscite (y/n vote) won 90% of vote
  9. After the Congress of ViennaMore Revolts Revolts in Balkans 1804-1817 Serbs gain autonomy from Ottoman Empire 1821-1830 Britain, France, Russia force Ottomans to grant independence to Greece but with a German King 1830 Belgium 1815 Congress of Vienna united Austria Netherlands and Kingdom of Holland under Dutch King. Belgians and Dutch not happy b/c of different Language Religion (B=Catholic, D=Protestant) Economies (B=manufacturing, D=trade) Students Protest 1831 Belgium = independent w/ constitution and always neutral 1830 Poland revolted over being controlled by Russia, Prussia and Austria-but failed to win independence
  10. 1832 Britain Reform Bill of 1832 Passed through peaceful means Set up new districts for electing officials Suffrage for men who owned property, paid rent and Catholic Doubled # of British voters Industrial Revolution major factor in need for revolt + reform
  11. 1848 Austria Student protests Metternich resigned Budapest Hungarian nationlists (Louis Kossuth) demanded independent gov’t , end serfdom, and written constitution Prague, Czechs ask for similar demands Austria Agrees at first but later suppressed revolts with help of Russia Italy Tired of domination by Austria Set up independent republics Installed a nationalist gov’t Kicked pope out of Rome Austria and France send in troops and reestablish order
  12. Latin America Independence Term applies to land south of US where Spanish, Portuguese, and French are spoken. All derived from Latin. Region includes Mexico, Central America, South America, islands of Caribbean Influenced by Enlightenment + American revolution Women hosted salons called tertulias Encouraged by French Revolution
  13. Latin American Society
  14. HAITIAN REVOLUTION1791-1804 CAUSE Important Figures August 2, 1791 religious leader Boukman along with slaves rose up and burned plantations Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture considered leader of revolution Established military –guerilla warfare Tricked by French and captured, died in France 1803 November 28, 1803 Jean-Jacques Dessaline declares Haiti a republic Island Hispaniola Split Spanish= Santo Domingo (east) French= Saint Domingue (west) Richest colony (sugar + coffee) Society-Grand Blancsvs Petit Blancs , Gens de coulorlibres,Tainos/natives and slaves = inequalities French Revolution Rumor King abolished slavery = revolt
  15. Latin American Revolts Why: Creoles not happy with Spain Could not get ahead in jobs Could trade only with Spain Use only Spanish ships Valuable mines in Mexico and Peru were under Spanish control Napoleon’s conquest of Spain 1808 + put his brother Joseph in charge of Spain and its colonies. Colonies had no loyalty towards a frenchman Natives also lead revolt Encomienda System Most famous TupacAmaru (Peru) Incan descent Demanded end of brutal force of Natives 1780 crushed by Spanish 1810 Fighting breaks out
  16. South American Revolts Simon Bolivar in the north Jose de San Martin in the south Returned to Argentina from Spain (fighting Napoleon) when revolts broke out. Commanded a creole army 1816 Argentina declares independence 1817 led army across Andes to free Chile 1821 Lima, Peru fought Spanish in mts. + met with Bolivar: San Martin left army with Bolivar and returned to Argentina Wealthy Venezuelan creole Influenced by enlightened thinkers (Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu) 1811 Venezuela declared independence from Spain 1819 built an army led 2,500 soldiers through Andes + took Spanish by surprise in Bogota + won 1821 Freed Venezuela Marched south to Ecuador in Guayaquil + met w/ San Martin Dec. 9, 1824 Battle of Ayacucho last battle with Spanish and freed South America
  17. Brazil freed peacefully 1807 Napoleon invades Portugal Royal family flees to Brazil After Napoleon’s defeat, King returns King’s son, Dom Pedro stays in Brazil 1822 Brazilians demand independence Dom Pedro agreed September 7, 1822 issues call, “Independence or death!” (Brazil’s national independence day) December 1822 Dom Pedro named emperor of Brazil
  18. Mexico Struggles for Freedom Native Americans and Mestizos fought for independence 1810 creoles revolt September 16, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo calls “el grito de dolores” (cry of Dolores-city) urged people to rebel Went on 200 mile march to Mexico city with force of 60,000 declared end to slavery and called for reforms for Natives Creoles joined forces + defeated Hidalgo + executed him Father Jose Morelos takes over and is a better general 1813 Morelos’s army controlled all of Mexico expect largest cities. Called for independent Mexico Set up democratic government Tax wealthy Give land to peasants Creoles not happy: captured Morelos + executed him 1821 Augustin Iturbide named emperor soon ousted 1824 Iturbide shot Republic of Mexico established Next 100 years Mexico struggles with gov’t that leads to intervention of foreign powers
  19. After Rebellion 18 separate republics set up Never again carved into colonies Governments dominated by Caudillos (army officials ruled as dictators) Monroe Doctrine: 1823 US President James Monroe announced that American continents not to be considered for future colonization. Supported by Britain British and American Economic interests both countries invested in Latin American economies
  20. Abolition1441 Portuguese slave trade begins Importation-Illegal Abolition (Freedom) 1833 Britain 1848 France 1865 USA (Emancipation Proclamation) 1886 Cuba 1888 Brazil 1960s Saudi Arabia + Angola 1803 Denmark 1807 Britain 1808 USA 1814 France 1817 Netherlands 1845 Spain 1867 Cuba
  21. Women’s Rights Early Feminists 1098-1179 Hildegard of Bingen 1101-1164 Heloise 1342-1416 Julian of Norwich 1405 Christine de Pizan “City of Angels” 1666-1731 Mary Astell “Reflections Upon Marriage” 1700 1776 Jane Adams “Remember the Ladies” 1748-1793 Olympe de Gouges “Declaration of Woman and Female Citizen” 1759-1797 Mary Wollstonecraft “Vindication of Women’s Rights” 1792 Influenced by Quaker Religion-believed all were equal 1840 Anti Slavery Convention in Britain forced women to sit in balcony with curtain covering them and not allowed to speak. 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention “Declaration of Sentiments” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Jane Hunt, Martha Wright, MaryAnn M’Clintock) Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth
  22. Suffrage 1869 Wyoming Territory 1890 became state. Other states allowed suffrage but rescinded New Jersey and Utah 1893 New Zealand 1895 Australia 1906 Finland 1913 Norway 1915 Denmark 1919 Britain, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria 1920 USA 19th Amendment 1922 Ireland 1930s S. Africa, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Cuba 1945 France, Italy, Japan 1948 Israel 1949 China 1950s India, Mexico 1990s Switzerland, Kazakhastan 2000s Middle East countries: Kuwait, Qatar, Oman
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