Ivo Lindemeyer
Mr.Drezel
global 21 revolution Essay In 1789, the flame of the French Revolution sparked the beginning of the battle for liberty, equality and fraternity for the colonies in San Domingue. Bringing about the Haitian Revolution. Both of these revolutions are characterized by the oppression bestowed upon the people by their governments, their enlightenment inspired ideals and their success upon overthrowing their government. According to Crane Brinton’s theory, A government is in the beginning of a revolution once it enters the incubation stage. This stage is characterized a sense of government injustice and a rigid division of social classes . Both of which were experienced by the public of both revolutions. in document 3, it illustrates the state system prior to the french revolution. The clergy (first state), and nobility (second state) where all dependent on the exploitment of the Bourgeoisie (third state). like document 4 describes “ the inhabitants observed that they alone have been charged with the mass of taxes, while their seigneur, who farms much of the land in the parish, enjoys total exemption.” This then lead on to be one of the leading causes of the french revolution. A comparison to this was the rigid social classes in latin america. The peninsulares and creoles controlled the land and made up about 23% of the population. while the lower classes were made up of people of mixed races such as mestizos and mulattoes or “castas” as document 9 suggest. And In the bottom of the social classes lied the african slaves and Native American Indians, who were brutally mistreated and had little to no rights. These inequalities displayed by social class , violated the natural rights of man established during the enlightenment which inspired people to revolt.
Both revolutions relied upon the ideals established during the