Chapter 8

Haitian Revolution

Jan 1, 1804

Haiti was located in the Caribbean Sea on an island called Hispaniola, occupying the western third.
The people that are involved with the Haitian Revolution are the African slaves, the French masters, Toussant L'Ouverture, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Toussant L'Ouverture was the leader of the revolution, even though he was a slave, he still learned how to be a skilled general and diplomat. What had happen was he took control over the land and freed every slave.

Haitian Continued

Jan 2, 1804

The goals and reasons for the Revolution is that Toussant wanted to free all the slaves. He tried to make an agreement with the French saying that they can get their power back if slavery ended. The French didn't agree and took him to a prison where he died but Desallines came and declared Haiti as a independent country. From the actions of Toussant, leading enslaved Africans to revolt against the French, this resulted with the Independence of Haiti.

Greek Revolution

Mar 25, 1821

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution, was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1832 against the Ottoman Empire. They fought at the Balkans, Greece and the Aegean sea. The Greek Revelation was fought because the Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent kingdom of Greece.

Latin American Wars of Independence [North, Simon Bolivar]

Jun 24, 1821

The Latin American War began with Napoleon Bonaparte, when he dethroned Ferdinand and replaced him with his brother. This lead to a weakening of Spanish power in Latin America and a surge of support of independent republics Mexico was the first to revolt and attempt to gain their independence, lead by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. This war led to many countries in the Latin American countries to gain their independence.

Latin American Wars of Independence North

Jun 24, 1821

Simon Bolivar is a Venezuelan military leader who freed six countries and went against the revolutions towards the Spanish Empire. Simon Bolivar was an abolitionist, whom gained support through Haiti and then returned to his home to slowly become involved in wars. In these wars he won a few land and territory.

Mexican War of Independence

Sep 16, 1821

The Mexican War of Independence was between the Mestizos and Indians against the Spanish colonial government, aka Spain. The march of the peasant army

Brazilian Independence

Sep 7, 1822

The Brazilian independence day is on September 7, Prince Dom Pedro declared Brazil's independence from Portugal. Brazil and Portugal went into war because Brazil had been ‘discovered’ by the Portuguese in the 16th century, the governing of this land had, largely, been up to this European nation. They wanted to be free from the Portuguese.

Romanticism

Dec 31, 1850

Romanticism is a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

Italian Unification

Mar 17, 1861

Italian unification, or the Risorgimento, was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. It started in 1815 and it ran through 1871.

German Unification

Oct 3, 1871

Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification. The man who did most to unite the German states was Otto Von Bismarck. He was the Prussian Chancellor and his main goal was to strengthen even further the position of Prussia in Europe. His primary aims were to unify the north German states under Prussian control.