The French revolution ideal was to become independent from the crown, whereas the Haitian revolution ideal was to maintain their freedom from the chains. The French revolution’s main motivation was the abuse of power in the hands of the royal, nobles (400 thousand) and the church (100 thousand). Since each class had one vote the church and the nobles joined votes to overrule votes that could have aided the peasants, merchants, etc. (25 million). When the representatives of the 3rd class joined up and were locked out they formed the oath of the tennis courts which led to the creation of a new legal constitution. The declaration of rights of man and citizen first rule states that “Social distinctions may be based on only on common utility”.
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Both were also inspired by previous revolutions, for the French it was the American and for the Haiti it was the French. The Haitians use French revolution ideals to fight against the plantation owners in 1791 for the right to be equal and free. As the 2nd law states in The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, “preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”. The Haitians took these words and used them to declare their rights as human beings to justify their rebellion. Both had restrictive citizenship by which the French’s middle class were not receiving the rights they deserved with their money and the Haitians being oppressed in …show more content…
The French revolution was more about social standing, the middle class and representation. The Haitian revolution was about freedom from slavery and to not be dragged back in. Popular sovereignty, liberty and equality, and the end of restricted citizenship were the similarities both revolutions possessed and what the Haitian used from the French revolution to fight their own. Haiti is marked in history as the one successful slave revolt in history and France learned to become more democratic although not
Both were also inspired by previous revolutions, for the French it was the American and for the Haiti it was the French. The Haitians use French revolution ideals to fight against the plantation owners in 1791 for the right to be equal and free. As the 2nd law states in The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, “preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”. The Haitians took these words and used them to declare their rights as human beings to justify their rebellion. Both had restrictive citizenship by which the French’s middle class were not receiving the rights they deserved with their money and the Haitians being oppressed in …show more content…
The French revolution was more about social standing, the middle class and representation. The Haitian revolution was about freedom from slavery and to not be dragged back in. Popular sovereignty, liberty and equality, and the end of restricted citizenship were the similarities both revolutions possessed and what the Haitian used from the French revolution to fight their own. Haiti is marked in history as the one successful slave revolt in history and France learned to become more democratic although not