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The enlightenment was a period where philosophers introduced new ideas about governments, society and ultimately the individual in the European continent. This influenced social and political changes around by creating new ideas, which eventually inspired leaders around the world to stand up and revolt. This then lead to what we call the Age of Revolutions. In American countries such as the United States, Brazil and the Rio de la Plata region, the Enlightenment played a key role in inspiring key figures and the common people to revolt. In the 13 colonies which would then become the USA, the revolters were inspired by enlightenment thinker John Locke’s ideas about government and the creation of a country. They even changed his phrase “life, liberty and property” into the phrase, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. They used this idea for an ideal government’s function in their declaration of Independence. In Brazil, the Enlightenment also had a large roll on the people revolting against their government, since the people were also inspired by John Locke’s ideas. Locke believed that if a government wasn't caring for the people’s rights, then the people could overthrow this government. This idea inspired the people to fight for their rights against a mistreating government. In the Rio de la Plata Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers ideas inspired important figures which would eventually play key rolls in the Revolution. One example of this was San Martin, who decided to bring these enlightenment ideas back with him from Europe, and used them to start the revolution. Overall, it is clear how the Enlightenment had a influence in ideas of the people, which inspired them to start these revolutions around the world.
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The French Revolution did not only overthrow the French government, but it also helped cause a lot of other revolutions around the world by serving as a source of inspiration, issuing new rights for the French colonies, and by weakening colonial powers. Issues surrounding the actual revolution caused people to revolt against their own governments in countries like Haiti, Brazil and the Rio de la Plata region. In Haiti, the way in which the lower class revolted and overthrew their government inspired many slaves to rise up and revolt against their government. The Declaration of Rights of Man, which was a document issued because of the French Revolution which stated that all men are born equal and free. The slave of Haiti at the time being the Island of Saint Domingue took this as a reason to fight for their freedom. In Brazil, the successful battles fought by Napoleon lead the Portuguese Royal Family to flea to Brazil. This transitioned the country into an individual state. In the Rio de la Plata revolution, Napoleon had conquered Spain successfully. The colonists saw this as a sigh of weakness, and decided to attempt t gain independence while the focus was on Europe. Overall, the French Revolution created a ripple effect on countries over the world since it inspired people to revolt, and its outcomes created major changes in countries.
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Social inequality played a large roll in the revolutions around the world by unsettling the people who then fought for higher rights. In France, Haiti and Rio de la Plata, discomforts of people in their social groups was a main issue that lead them to revolt. In France, the economical separation between the hight and low classes created a great discomfort. The lower class citizens were unhappy because of their unfair treatment and high taxation. This lead to anger, and eventually caused them to revolt. In Haiti, every social classes had something to be unhappy about. The slaves received unfair treatment. The petit blancs were against the free people of color having a higher social ranking than they did. The free people of color were still discriminated, and the white planters were against French trade relations. It was eventually the slaves who snapped and started a rebellion. In Rio de la Plata, people were also unhappy with their caste system. The lower classes suffered from economic depression, which then unsettled them, until they rebelled. All of these unfair social classes eventually lead to a group revolting, which shows the importance of social stability in a society.
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The age of Revolutions was a time when the people from all over the world fought for their economic, social, and political rights. During the period, most large governments consisted of monarchies which controlled colonies in the Americas. These governments would usually abuse of their power, which would later unsettle the people of the colonies. In America, for example, the people became upset that the British government was unfairly taxing them a lot of money. This lead them to fight for independence, since they felt that their economical treatment was unjust. The American revolution later granted full independence from Great Britain. In haiti, the slaves were against their social class being mistreated. They worked under extremely poor conditions with no pay. This social inequality lead them to revolt, and this event later became the most successful slave rebellion. In france, the people were unhappy with how Louis XIV's ways of reigning. He was irresponsible economically, which lead the country into deficit. This was a key factor which sparked the French Revolution, where people sought a political change. All of these show how the key issues during the age of Revolutions were the lack of political, social, and economical rights.
The enlightenment was a period where philosophers introduced new ideas about governments, society and ultimately the individual in the European continent. This influenced social and political changes around by creating new ideas, which eventually inspired leaders around the world to stand up and revolt. This then lead to what we call the Age of Revolutions. In American countries such as the United States, Brazil and the Rio de la Plata region, the Enlightenment played a key role in inspiring key figures and the common people to revolt. In the 13 colonies which would then become the USA, the revolters were inspired by enlightenment thinker John Locke’s ideas about government and the creation of a country. They even changed his phrase “life, liberty and property” into the phrase, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. They used this idea for an ideal government’s function in their declaration of Independence. In Brazil, the Enlightenment also had a large roll on the people revolting against their government, since the people were also inspired by John Locke’s ideas. Locke believed that if a government wasn't caring for the people’s rights, then the people could overthrow this government. This idea inspired the people to fight for their rights against a mistreating government. In the Rio de la Plata Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers ideas inspired important figures which would eventually play key rolls in the Revolution. One example of this was San Martin, who decided to bring these enlightenment ideas back with him from Europe, and used them to start the revolution. Overall, it is clear how the Enlightenment had a influence in ideas of the people, which inspired them to start these revolutions around the world.
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The French Revolution did not only overthrow the French government, but it also helped cause a lot of other revolutions around the world by serving as a source of inspiration, issuing new rights for the French colonies, and by weakening colonial powers. Issues surrounding the actual revolution caused people to revolt against their own governments in countries like Haiti, Brazil and the Rio de la Plata region. In Haiti, the way in which the lower class revolted and overthrew their government inspired many slaves to rise up and revolt against their government. The Declaration of Rights of Man, which was a document issued because of the French Revolution which stated that all men are born equal and free. The slave of Haiti at the time being the Island of Saint Domingue took this as a reason to fight for their freedom. In Brazil, the successful battles fought by Napoleon lead the Portuguese Royal Family to flea to Brazil. This transitioned the country into an individual state. In the Rio de la Plata revolution, Napoleon had conquered Spain successfully. The colonists saw this as a sigh of weakness, and decided to attempt t gain independence while the focus was on Europe. Overall, the French Revolution created a ripple effect on countries over the world since it inspired people to revolt, and its outcomes created major changes in countries.
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Social inequality played a large roll in the revolutions around the world by unsettling the people who then fought for higher rights. In France, Haiti and Rio de la Plata, discomforts of people in their social groups was a main issue that lead them to revolt. In France, the economical separation between the hight and low classes created a great discomfort. The lower class citizens were unhappy because of their unfair treatment and high taxation. This lead to anger, and eventually caused them to revolt. In Haiti, every social classes had something to be unhappy about. The slaves received unfair treatment. The petit blancs were against the free people of color having a higher social ranking than they did. The free people of color were still discriminated, and the white planters were against French trade relations. It was eventually the slaves who snapped and started a rebellion. In Rio de la Plata, people were also unhappy with their caste system. The lower classes suffered from economic depression, which then unsettled them, until they rebelled. All of these unfair social classes eventually lead to a group revolting, which shows the importance of social stability in a society.
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The age of Revolutions was a time when the people from all over the world fought for their economic, social, and political rights. During the period, most large governments consisted of monarchies which controlled colonies in the Americas. These governments would usually abuse of their power, which would later unsettle the people of the colonies. In America, for example, the people became upset that the British government was unfairly taxing them a lot of money. This lead them to fight for independence, since they felt that their economical treatment was unjust. The American revolution later granted full independence from Great Britain. In haiti, the slaves were against their social class being mistreated. They worked under extremely poor conditions with no pay. This social inequality lead them to revolt, and this event later became the most successful slave rebellion. In france, the people were unhappy with how Louis XIV's ways of reigning. He was irresponsible economically, which lead the country into deficit. This was a key factor which sparked the French Revolution, where people sought a political change. All of these show how the key issues during the age of Revolutions were the lack of political, social, and economical rights.