Haitian Revolution: Similarities Between The Haitian And The French Revolution

Revolutions often spread through ideologies and are likely to have serious consequences. The Haitian and French Revolution stem from the Enlightenment ideals introduced in the late 18th century. Although both revolutions had the same ideology, the causes and consequences of both revolutions were remarkably different. One difference is the causes of the Haitian Revolution as it originated from racial inequality while the French Revolution originated from social inequality. Another difference is the consequences of the Haitian Revolution as they overthrew a foreign government while the French Revolution overthrew their own government. One similarity between the Haitian and French Revolution is they were both created by the Enlightenment ideology.
The Haitian revolution was caused by racial inequality due to the way the society was established, the Europeans were on top while the natives and slaves were on the bottom. An example of racial tension in Haiti was in 1791, the National Assembly in France gave rights to the Haitian slaves, however, the whites in Haiti refused to implement the policy causing an enormous altercation between the whites and blacks. As a result, racial tensions were high in Haiti and ultimately caused a revolution. However, the French revolution was caused by the social inequality as the bourgeoisie who wanted equal rights to the nobility caused themselves to start a revolution. An example of social inequality was in 1789, the Third Estate were locked out of their meeting room due to their beliefs in social equality. As a result, the Third Estate created the National Assembly and established the Tennis Court Oath; one of the contributing factors towards the French Revolution. The Haitian revolution caused by racial inequality is different from the social inequality in France because whites and blacks were opposing each other in Haiti while the race didn’t matter when the lower-class were opposing the upper-class in