Revolutions
Module Project
Name: Avianna Walden
Teacher: Ms. Cawanzia
Hughes
What to do?
You
explored many events in this module such as movements of independence and reform. The lessons included revolutions, new ways of thinking, and examples of imperialism.
Use this knowledge to create an illustrated timeline that highlights five of these events.
1. Latin American Independence
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti. This took place in Haiti, Hispaniola, and
Saint- Domingue. The Haitian Revolution took place from
1791-1804! The Haitian Revolution was the result of a long struggle on the part of the slaves in the French colony of St.
Domingue, but was also propelled by the free Mulattoes who had long faced the trials of being denoted as semi-citizens.
Is significant because Haiti is the only country where slave freedom was taken by force, and marks the only successful slave revolt in modern time. The Haitian Revolution of 17891803 transformed French Saint Domingue, one of the most productive European colonies of its day, into an independent state run by former slaves and the descendants of slaves.
Latin American Independence
Imperialism
The Monroe
Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy regarding European countries in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. Monroe Doctrine took place in Congress on December 8, 1923. The Monroe
Doctrine was developed because the United States and Britain were concerned over the possibility of European colonial expansion in the Americas. Britain feared that Spain would attempt to reclaim its former colonies, which had recently gained independence. The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S. doctrine which, on December 2, 1823,