While the Haitian Revolution and Latin American Wars for Independence were different in the act of slave revolts and leadership of the revolutions, they were similar because both revolutions concluded in the abolition of slavery, and founding of a new state. Slave revolts were a major contributor in the Haitian Revolution whereas the Latin American Wars of Independence had citizens freeing the slaves. The rebellion of slaves that began the Haitian Revolution commenced in April of 1791. In 1810 enlightened thinking spurred the desire for economic reform to spread throughout Latin America. Citizens fought for the basic human rights for the slaves.
Gordon S. Barker in his book, In Fugitive Slaves and the Unfinished American Revolution: Eight Cases, 1848-1856 he contributes to the stories on American Revolution particularly in an effort to re-image and re-periodize the ‘grand American narrative’ of the U.S revolution by George Bancroft. The book is focused on the other side of the revolution i.e. the Black’s struggle for the war against slavery. For the common American man, the revolution and thus the war ended quite before when compared with the Revolution waged by the African slaves. The African Americans, united in their quest for creating ‘a perfect union’ which at its very earliest ended when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified.
This resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries. These revolutions followed the American and French revolutions, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French in the Americas. Haiti, a French colony was the first to follow the United States to independence. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and Bolivia were all Latin American countries that were led by Libertadores in revolutions for their conquest for independence. The idea of nation-state became problematic, the countries were new creations and each included many ethnic and racial divisions.
These revolutions followed the American and French Revolutions, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French colonies in the Americans. Simon Bolivar was an influence of the Latin American Revolution. His goals were to mold the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation just like the U.S. The Latin American War of Independence comprised numerous wars and conflicts which took place between 1808 - 1829. He fought against Spanish rule in 1811 with the inspiration of George Washington.
In “The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America,” written by Colin G. Colloway indicates that the Treaty of Paris of 1763 was the cause of American Revolutionary War. In this document, American territory changed hands in any treaty ever before. Settlers and Frontiers as long with Indians and Europeans all endured to adapt to new situations, boundaries, government and restrictions. It focuses on the sociological involvement of the war, and how it affected the different populations, both directly and indirectly. Also the document presents the triumphs and tragedies of the epic struggle on a continent placing them in a larger context in France and Great Britain global conflict.
New Spain and its social hierarchy existed for several centuries in the Latin American colonies. However, at the beginning of the 19th century, widespread revolution broke out. In a span of just two decades, almost all of what had once been New Spain became independent from European rule. Although all the social classes except the peninsulares were involved, the Creoles took the leading role in the fight for freedom. The Creoles led the revolutions in Latin America because of a desire for political power, nationalism, and economic conditions.
The American Revolution was one the most important events in American history. Most people think that it was a war fought between the British and Americans for American independence and that the Americans had won. The Americans were tired of the British testing their power in the new colonies, so they had started to smuggle and boycott goods from Britain. Eventually the colonies grew impatient and decided that they wanted their independence. The year 1763 was marked as a turning point in American History.
Seen as the birth of our country, the American Revolution was clearly a transforming event. In 1776, the colonists revolted against their mother country, Great Britain, after years of discontent due to unequal representation in Parliament and in the colonists’ eyes, unfair taxes. They were not only fighting for independence, but also for a new type of government, a republic rather than a tyranny. Indubitably, America experienced extreme political changes; even so the colonists experienced unexpected, radical social change as well. The American Revolution transformed the social relationships between people, placing an emphasis on the common, independent man rather than just the elite.
Causes of the American Revolution For approximately two centuries, the American Colonies lived peacefully under the English government. In 1765, however, economic, political, and social factors began to put a constraint on their relationship. This bond would still be in place if not for unjust policies combined with growing differences in culture. Resentment continued to grow as the British persisted to use the colonies for personal gain and kept multiplying demands. All of this compelled the people to rebel and establish a resistance to such unreasonable actions taken against them.
The Revolution and Social Change The war left the United States in a dark spot as they must settle two important issues as to what kind of society America was to become and what sort of government the new nation would possess. Social tensions exposed during the imperial crises of 1765-1775 were subsequently magnified along with the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the dislocations caused by the war itself. 1. Egalitarianism Among White Males • By 1776, the anti-British movement that had persuaded many elites to maintain the appearance, if not the substance, of equality. • The war only helped efforts to erode the class differences between the gentry who held offices and the ordinary folk serving as privates.