The Long 19th Century

1789 - 1914

1789 French Revolution
1914 WWI

The Atlantic Revolutions

  • American Revolution 1776
  • French Revolution
  • Haitian Revolution
  • Latin American Revolution

United by a foundation in Enlightenment ideas
Waged against absolute monarchies and the status quo.

monarcheys

American Revolution 1776 – 1783 or 1991

Revolutionary

  • Made a significant change

No practical difference

Surrounded by Enemies
Push them to stay close to the UK
French & Indian War
Massive War between the French & English
The British get everything
Cost a lot of economy

Americans don’t pay the tax
Boston Tea Party
Protesting
Boston Massacre

Declaration of Independence

1st successful revolution of the European colony against the Europeans, set up a model

French Revolution 1789 – 1815

Truly, Extremely Revolutionary
France in 1788
Louis the 16th (XVI) made things worse
Lost the French Indian War, lost everything
Helped the American Revolution
Unjust, nobles don’t have taxes; they do not serve citizens
No outlit

Clergy < 1% of the population
Clergy & Nobles voted together and won every vote
Appresing
The 3rd state argued
Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789

Storming of the Bastille - 1789
A prison, Symbol of Monarchy
Breaking into groups
Royalist
Girondins
Jacobins
Thermidoreans

  • Gearteend
    Louis XVI was executed in January. 1793

The rise of Napoleon

Sole leader of France
Stabilized life

Russian Winter Campaign - 1812
War of the 6th Coalition
First Abdication

Congress of Vienna
They get their old kings again

Latin American Revolution

1800 – 1830
Europe was in Chaos
It gives the opportunity for Latin America
Creoles, Peninsclous
Constitution, gain people regardless of race

Simon Bolivar
Able to establish
Not united within the Latin American States

Problems in Latin America
The United race broke suddenly
They cannot build a stable democracy

The US became the dominant power in the Americas by the late 19th century