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- The french revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that drastically and permanently transformed the country's political and social structure. Some key figures were, King Louis XVI: He was the last king of France before the revolution, he was seen as a weak and inffective leader and his actions helped to fuel the revolution.The French Revolution saw a significant shift in power from the monarchy and the nobility to the common people. The nobility: The nobility were a powerful social class in pre- revolutionary France, with significant wealth and privilege.
- 1792: The monarchy is abolished and the first French Republic is established 1789:The Estates-General is called by King Louis XVI and the National Assembly is formed. 1793: King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine 1791: The adoption of the first constituti-on. 1793-1794: The Reign of Terror, a period of violence in which thousands of people were executed
- 1801: Toussaint L'Ouverture is captured by the French and taken to Prison in France 1791: The slave rebellion begins, led by Toussaint L'Ouverture 1803: Haiti declares independence from France, becoming the first independent black nation in the world. 1793: The French national convention abolishes slavery in all French colonies. 1804: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a former slave, declares himself Emperor of Haiti, officially ending French colonial rule
- The Haitian Revolution was a slave rebellion that took place in the French colony of Saint- Domingue, which is present-day Haiti.Key figureToussaint L'Ouverture: A former slave who became one of the leaders of the rebellion, he is considered the father of the Haitian revolution.
- The Haitian Revolution saw a significant shift in power from the French colonizers and slave owning class to the enslaved population and free people of color. The Haitian Revolution resulted in the abolition of slavery and the end of the system of forced labor on which the colony's economy was based.
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