Atlantic revolutions essay

Can you name 3 causes of the French Revolution?

-3rd estate paid all taxes in france which made them succeed from the national assembly
-commoners were upset with high prices of goods and increased cost of living
-enlightenment ideas

Can you name 3 social effects of the French Revolution?

-Napoleon limited freedom of speech to stop propaganda
-abolished slavery
-use of the guillotine

Can you name 3 economical effects of the French Revolution?

-debt pf France
-resources drafted for war
-cancelled debt owed by peasants

Can you name 3 political effects of the French revolution?

-went back to limited monarchy
-war of Prussia
-gained land through Napoleon

Can you name 3 causes of the Haitian Revolution?

-enlightenment ideas
-brutal plantation conditions
-slaves outnumbered white colonists which led to revolt

Can you name 2 effects of the Haitian revolution?

-ended slavery in Haiti
-US congress passes Haitian Embargo Act

Can you name 2 causes of the Latin Revolution?

-Spanish new world produced many goods but were only allowed to trade with Spain at rates favorable to Spain
-Spain would only award important positions in the colonies to native born colonists

Can you name 4 causes of the American Revolution?

-stamp, sugar, and intolerable acts
-Thomas pains common sense
-absolutism led to debt
-french and Indian war which caused high taxes

Can you name 2 social effects of the American Revolution?

-changed estates system in France
-feminism sparked

Can you name 3 political effects of the American Revolution?

-changed to a democracy/ republic
-declaration of independence was written
-Britain lost power

Can you name name 2 cultural effects of the American Revolution?

-abolished slavery long after
-patriotism and nationalism

Can you name 2 economic effects of the American Revolution?

-could trade with all countries
-french debt which led to higher taxes

Can you name 2 effects of the latin revolution?

-economies collapse because they are extremely poor
-women are still inferior for a long time

Can you name 3 similarities of the American Revolution and the French Revolution?

-both had unfair taxation
-both abolished slavery
-drew inspiration from enlightenment

Can you name 3 differences of the American Revolution and the French Revolution?

-America became a democracy/ republic while France became a monarchy
-french resorted to guillotine while the Americans did not
-Americans wanted freedom from government but the french just wanted to reform its government

Whats one similarity between all of the revolutions?

they all drew inspiration from enlightenment ideas

2 similarities between the french and Haitian revolution?

-they both helped the American revolution
-they both had strict social systems

who were the enlightenment thinkers?

Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire