1. Comparative Revolutions

2. HOMEWORK: Group #2 2. How and why did industrialization occur?  Reasons why Britain industrialized and why China did not.  Division of Labor  Advantages of mechanization  James Watt, 1765  Henry Cort  George Stephenson  Working conditions (page 634)  Richard Arkwright  Mass production  Effects of industrialization (pages 637-38)  Demographic transition Class discussion will cover: impact on society, socialism & communism, & global effects

3. AMERICAN REV FRENCH REV HAITIAN REV CAUSES PARTICIPANTS GOALS OUTCOMES

4. AMERICAN REV FRENCH REV HAITIAN REV CAUSES Increase in taxes to pay for British wars. Decrease of power for elected colonial legislatures. Limits on settlements in the West Regulations on sugar/molasses trade. Outlawing paper money. BEIC’s monopoly on importing tea Fiscal crisis caused by wars Unequal societal system (3 Estates) Desire for more “home rule” and economic freedom Ending race discrimination Poor living conditions Harsh slave conditions High slave mortality Great wealth on plantations PARTICIPANTS Colonial elite Colonialists and Frontiersmen British King and soldiers British Parliament British East India Company George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Amerindians (Iroquois, Mohawk..) Canadians France Estates General National Assembly Peasants Bourgeoisie 1 st & 2 nd Estates (Clergy & Nobility) King Louis XVI Wealthy white plantation owners Gens de couleur Poor whites Francois Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture Armed women GOALS OUTCOMES

5. AMERICAN REV FRENCH REV HAITIAN REV CAUSES PARTICIPANTS GOALS All men seen as equal and given rights to life, liberty and happiness. Government should be based on the power given in consent by the people Equal tax system More power for the middle class Affordable food, decent housing, jobs, protection for children Desire for more “home rule” and economic freedom Ending race discrimination but not slavery OUTCOMES Development of a confederation of states (very weak) Creation of a constitutional democracy Not all were free (women could not vote and slavery continued) A Republic led by the Jacobins Reign of Terror led by Maximilien Robespierre Popular Authoritarianism Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor Concordat of 1801 Napoleonic Civil Code Women gain rights Abolish slavery 1804 Declaration of Independence The free republic of Haiti Tens of thousands died Economy was destroyed Corrupt political administration Violence

6. PROMPT: Describe the causes, participants, goals, and outcomes of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. INTRO CONCLUSION CAUSES Similarities And Differences PARTICIPANTS Similarities And Differences GOALS Similarities And Differences OUTCOMES Similarities And Differences

7. Group Assignment: 1. Select a recorder and begin taking notes on scratch paper. 2. Discuss your assigned topic and identify the 3 most important SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES. 3. Write a paragraph on scratch paper that includes: S1 = Topic sentence that clearly summarizes the entire paragraph. S2 = Factual statement identifying 1 SIMILARITY. S3 = Commentary sentence that explains: - More detailed info about the topic. - Why that similarity is important. S4 = Factual statement number 2 identifying a DIFFERENCE S5 = Commentary about the DIFFERENCE. S6 = Factual statement number 3 (either a SIM or a DIFF). S7 = Commentary on fact number 3. S8 = One COMPARATIVE analysis sentence that explains why a similarity or difference exists. This sentence MUST included the word “BECAUSE” or another substitute for it, like “LED TO,” or “AS A RESULT OF” … 4. Transfer your completed paragraph onto butcher paper.

8. Poster Evaluation: Read the poster. Put a box around the Topic Sentence. Underline the 3 fact sentences. Underline with a squiggly, the COMMENTARY sentences. Circle the analysis word. Be prepared to present your findings:  Explain the parts.  Evaluate whether the group was successful in creating all of the parts. Is anything missing? Is anything incorrect? If so, how could it be fixed?

9. American Revolution, 1776 Not really a revolution More like a war for independence British Empire 13 American Colonies French Support Gens De Colour

10. French Revolution, 1789 True revolution (bottom becomes the top) Radical republic established equality Napoleon Bonaparte brought back dictatorship Before the Revolution After the Revolution King 1 st Estate = Clergy 2 nd Estate = Nobility 3 rd Estate = - Bourgeoisie - Urban poor - Rural peasants French Republic Equality Elimination of Aristocracy Women gained rights Slavery abolished

11. Haitian Revolution, 1791 Somewhat revolutionary  The top was overthrown, but power did not get turned upside down  After the revolution, the bottom didn’t rule Kind of like a war for independence  Haiti was no longer a French colony  But, the class of French plantation owners was replaced by a class of wealthy free blacks Before the Revolution After the Revolution French King French Plantation Owners Gens De Couleur Black African Slaves Haitian Republic Gens De Couleur Poor & landless Black Africans