Enlightenment in Latin America

He “denied that Haitian revolutionaries had the same right to independence and autonomy that he claimed for American patriots” (Doc 9). Jefferson’s reaction towards the Haitian Revolution shows how the ideas the revolution supported was different than those he supported and illustrates the revolutionary significance of the Haitian Revolution. Laws were also passed around the Caribbean and in North America that restricted immigration from Haiti. It was again feared that slaves would be inspired to revolt. “Slaves in Jamaica were singing songs about the uprising, and before long whites in the West Indies and North America were complaining uneasily of a new ‘insolence’ on the part of their slaves” (10).

Draft One of Term Paper on: Simon Bolivar IBH History of the Americas Simon Bolivar does not deserve the title of “Liberator of Latin America.” Latin America as we know it today has undergone many changes throughout history. The beginning for this time of change was 1808. Spain, the country most widely responsible for the colonization of Latin America, was in trouble with France’s master of conquest, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napolien overthrew the King of Spain and replaced him with his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. The repercusions of this evet rolled through Latin America and primed the atmosphere for revolution.

Violence was also used in Haiti in the rebellions that set the ground for the revolution. These rebellions escalated as enraged slaves turned against their masters, then moved to execute as many Frenchmen as they could. Haitian slaves endured hard backbreaking work on the rich sugar plantations; so they had ability to endure more physical pain then their rich ma... ... middle of paper ... ...nce again become a world power. In contrast, Haiti, suffering from political corruption and instability, remains weak to this day. People in both revolutions fought hard, but in Haiti a different kind of fight was going on during the 18th century.

Additionally, a decade later Peruvian intellectuals and politicians were influenced by what was going on in other parts of the world. In particular, The French Revolution and successful war in the North American colonies put ideas such as “the rights of being able to self govern, merits of nationalism and the desire to do things differently” within the minds of oppressed Peruvians. Despite these beliefs and concepts, political events in Europe also played an essential role in provoking Peru towards independence. In 1808, King Ferdinand VII was discrowned due to Napoleonic invasion in Spain. Thus, Spain temporarily had no control over the colonies in the New World.

On the island, Enlightenment ideas spread like wildfire amongst the slave class and in May 1791 the slaves revolted. Unable to calm the situation due to the power of disease, yellow fever, and the guerilla tactics the slaves employed, France swiftly began to lose control of the island. In 1794, one man wielded the uprising army, Toussaint Louverture. Louverture agreed to ally with the French to push out invading British and Spanish forces. In exchange, France granted Louverture the position of governor of Saint-Domingue and freedom to all slaves.

Action from below consisted of the increased use of “voodoo” and on August 27, 1791, slave revolts broke out, mainly attacking sugar plantations. Within the revolution, there was also a civil war between Andre Rigard (a free-colored) and Toussaint L’Overture (a strong military leader) with L 'Ouverture being the victor. L 'Ouverture was then “crushed” by troops of Napoleon Bonaparte (French military leader) after L 'Ouverture send a drafted constitution to Napoleon granting himself governorship for life over Haiti. Jean Jacques Dessalines then crushes the French Forces. In 1804, Haiti gained its independence and this revolution is known as the first successful slave revolt in history.

The inoculation occurred because most of the rebels were slaves. Likewise, the inoculation stage for the Gran Colombian Revolution occurred when the second-class Creoles revolted, just like the enslaved natives of Haiti. Even though both revolutions were about slavery, the Haitian revolution occurred in a French colony while the Gran Colombia revolution happened in the Spanish colonies. Other events during the inoculation stage of the revolutions included Napoleon invading Spain and the French maltreatment of other human beings. The Haitian revolution was due to the French ruling by threats and violence.

However, all was not simple in the press. A top critic who significantly drove Toussaint in fear of backlash from France was Sonthonax, who was responsible for many outlooks of Haiti in the French newspapers.Yet Sonthonax had been one of the few contenders who truly pushed for the independence of the African slaves and became a major factor in Toussaint 's decision of declaring independence from France. In November 1803 slaves managed to defeat the greatest European military power. On January 1, 1804, Haiti declared its independence, and in the proclamation, they used the expression “Live free or die,” which

During the French Revolution when revolutions were rising all over Latin America, Cuba was not eager to become one of those countries. It was amongst the last countries in Latin America to revolt; in addition, their revolution was not successful. This led to many problems and a long history of instability in Cuba. In 1791, the Haitian Revolution began. The slaves, who wanted revenge and freedom, revolted and burned plantations and executed Frenchmen.

In May 1971, the revolution started with the revolt of the slaves against the white settlers. The Haitian revolution changed the disputes about freedom and slavery, liberated people who fought for their freedom, and became the first black slave revolution won. The revolution started in 1791 and ended in 1804. In 1791 the revolution started in a revolt. The island that is now Haiti was a colony of one of the biggest colonist countries in the world, France.