French and Haitian Revolutions

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    It was a meeting with the "three estates" trying to solve the issues troubling the nation. The effect of this meeting was it was one of the starts to the French Revolution. This meeting took place on May 5, 1789.
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  • Storming of the Bastille

    This event was a royal fortress marching to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. This was a dramatic action that signaled the beginning of the French Revolution. This took place on July 14, 1789.
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  • Declartion of Rights of Man and Citizen

    This is a document saying everyone is equal and free. The effects of this was it put the absolute monarchy to rest. The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen was documented August 26, 1789.
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  • March on Versailles

    This was a march from people who wanted equal rights and demanding to see the king. This eventually complicated things for the king. This happened October 5th, 1789.
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  • The French National Assembly granted free Blacks full French rights in Saint Daomingue

    At the time slaves provided different goods. Such as, sugar, coffee, and cotton. This gave freedom and made it so the rest were never to be saved. This happened October 12th, 1790.
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  • French forces admit defeat to the slaves armies and evacuate their forces

    French Forces were defeated by someone who was untrained. This gave people freedom that they wanted. This happened the year of 1791.
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  • Beheading of King Louis the XIV

    Executed by guillotine in the place de la Revolution in Paris. The effects of this was that there were less problems, and more people were treated equally. This happened January 21st, 1793.
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  • Gens De Colour demand equal rights from France

    The people wanted freedom and made change to its system. Eventually, leaders went on to become head of their own race. This took place on April 8th, 1793.
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  • Reign of Terror

    Maximillian made it so that 40 thousand innocent people were killed in battle so he could keep power. This made it so there was a loss in population during this time. This happened on September 5, 1793.
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  • The colony "Saint-Domingue" is abolished

    The colony was controlled by France and was abolished. It ended most of the slavery because it was a large enslaved area. This happened in the year 1803.
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  • Napoleon is Emperor

    Maximillian was taken power and given back power. Russia defeated him and was cast away from society. This happened December 2nd, 1804.
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