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The Start of The Haitian Revolution
The slaves were tired of the French oppressing them, so on August 21st, 1791, they revolted. They were led by Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who were all inspired by the revolution in The United States. -
The End of The Haitian Revolution
After Toussaint's death, Jean-Jacques took control and declared the colony independant and named the country "Haiti". -
The Start Of The Mexican Revolution
On September 16, 1810, the small village of Dolores issued independence led by Padre Miguel Hidalgo. The next day, the 80,000 men marched towards Mexico City for independence. The spanish defeated the men in 1811 and the mestizos ran to another leader. -
The Start of The South American Revolutions
Simon Bolivar went around South America starting revolutions. Bolivar believed that the creoles in South America should be equal and wanted freedom from Europe. He started the revolutions in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. -
The End of The Mexican Revolution
After the defeat of Hidalgo, Jose Maria Morelos took over as leader of the revolution for 4 years, but was defeated by Agustin de Iturbide. In 1820, the creoles joined the revolution and the man who defeated Morelos proclaimed independence. -
The End of The Brazilian Revolution
After Dom Pedro declared a revolution, they successfully became independent on the same day. -
The Start of The Brazilian Revolution
Dom Pedro was the prince of Portugal who started the revolution in Brazil and succeeded from Portugal, which lasted a day, meaning they became independent on the same day. -
The End of The South American Revolutions
Simon freed most of South America from the spanish and went on to create Gran Colombia with the countries he freed.