Transcript Revolutions Around the World

Revolutions Around the World
rev·o·lu·tion
noun 1. an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough
replacement of an established government or political system by
the people governed.
2. Sociology . a radical and pervasive change in society and the
social structure, especially one made suddenly and often
accompanied by violence. Compare social evolution.
3. a sudden, complete or marked change in something: the present
revolution in church architecture.
4. a procedure or course, as if in a circuit, back to a starting point.
5. a single turn of this kind.
Revolutions Around the World
What were the major causes and effects of revolutions?
Some major causes…
• First, the rejection of absolute
power of the monarchy and
church
• Second, emphasis on freedom
of religion, speech, press
• Third, growing interest in the
laws that governed nature and
society
England (1689)
Causes:
• Catholic King James II took
power and began appointing
Catholics to high
government positions.
• English Protestants led a
rebellion known as the
Glorious Revolution.
King James II (Catholic)
England (1689)
Results:
• James protestant daughter,
Mary, and her husband,
William, took control of
England.
• William and Mary
established a constitutional
monarchy, limiting the power
of the king with laws that
were passed by the English
people.
William & Mary (Protestant)
United States (1776)
Causes:
• Colonists upset because they
had no representation in
English government
• Didn’t want to pay taxes to
England
• Wrote the Declaration of
Independence, a document
heavily influenced by Locke’s
theory of Natural Rights
Thomas Jefferson
(Author of the Declaration of
Independence)
United States (1776)
Results:
• Wrote a Constitution with a
Bill of Rights that protected
the people from government
abuses
• Set up a representative
government where leaders
were elected by
representatives of the people
George Washington
(first president of the United States)
Haiti (1791)
Causes:
• Slaves dominated the
population by more than
10 slaves to 1 white
master
• Were influenced by other
Revolutions around the
world (France, US)
• A revolt of 100,000
slaves took control of the
country
Haiti (1791)
Results:
• Ended French colonial rule
• First slave colony to be free
of European power
Toussaint L’Ouverture
(Led the Haiti Independence Movement)
Latin America (1808-1825)
Causes:
• Unjust social class
system
• Creoles traveled to
Europe for their
Education and were
influenced by ideas of
the Enlightenment
Peninsulares (Spanish born)
Creoles (American born Spanish)
Mulattos (Spanish/Black);
Mestizos (Spanish/Indian)
Indians
Latin America (1808-1825)
Results:
• Several leaders led independence movements throughout Latin
America:
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Colombia, 1810
Mexico, 1810
Venezuela, 1811
Argentina, 1816
Ecuador, 1820
Peru, 1821
Brazil, 1822
Jose de San
Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar