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Age of Revolutions - Extended Response

This document provides prompts for a response about revolutions in France and Haiti. For part 1, the student is asked to discuss the conditions that led to rebellion and the values/ideals of the revolution for either France or Haiti. For part 2, the student must evaluate a key revolutionary leader - either Robespierre, Napoleon, or Toussaint Louverture - and discuss their positive and negative contributions to democracy as well as whether they were overall a hero or enemy of the revolution. The student provided a response discussing the economic and political conditions in pre-revolutionary France and the Enlightenment values that led the revolution, and then evaluated Toussaint Louverture's leadership of the Haitian

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Age of Revolutions - Extended Response

This document provides prompts for a response about revolutions in France and Haiti. For part 1, the student is asked to discuss the conditions that led to rebellion and the values/ideals of the revolution for either France or Haiti. For part 2, the student must evaluate a key revolutionary leader - either Robespierre, Napoleon, or Toussaint Louverture - and discuss their positive and negative contributions to democracy as well as whether they were overall a hero or enemy of the revolution. The student provided a response discussing the economic and political conditions in pre-revolutionary France and the Enlightenment values that led the revolution, and then evaluated Toussaint Louverture's leadership of the Haitian

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Name: Janelle Barsness

Age of Revolutions Extended Response

Respond to both prompts in complete sentences in a paragraph format on a google doc.


Carefully and completely follow the directions for each part. Upload your completed
google doc to the link on Canvas when you are finished.

Word Bank (a good response for each prompt will use at least 3-5 of these terms,
although you can use other terms not listed)

Enlightenment ideals(w/ specific examples) Inequality Estates General

French Colony Saint Domingue Ineffective Monarchy Reign of Terror

Democracy Burning Sugar Plantations/Scorched Earth Toussaint L’Ouverture

Maximilien Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI Guillotine

Declaration of Rights of Man/Constitution Abolition

1) Part 1: In 5-7 complete sentences; Answer why do people rebel? You will choose to
write about either France OR Haiti (Choose one). A complete response will answer the
following in a paragraph format:

a) Indicate which revolution you are discussing: France OR Haiti.


b) What are the conditions (think SPEC-G) that cause people to rebel? A good
response will introduce and discuss at least 2 conditions/problems present in
society prior to revolution.
c) What are the values/ideals that led to revolution? Where did these values come
from? A good response will include a discussion of at least 3 values.

Start your response to Part 1 here: I am discussing about France.In France, people
rebelled because they didn't have freedom or equality.People also rebelled because they
felt that King Louis X11 was making poor economic decisions.The values that led to the
Revolution were liberty, equality, natural and civil rights, and responsible citizenship.The
two events that had great seeable things towards others.The slaves in the northern
region of Haiti staged a revolt, known as the Hatian Revolution.France sent someone to
maintain control and stabilize the colony from the Revolution.

2) Part 2: In 5-7 complete sentences; evaluate ONE key revolutionary figure. Was he
a good leader? Think about how he contributed or harmed democracy during the
time period. (CHOOSE ONE: Maximilian Robespierre, Napoleon Bonaparte, OR
Toussaint Louverture). IF YOU WROTE ABOUT HAITI IN PART 1 YOU NEED TO
CHOOSE A LEADER FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION FOR PART 2. IF YOU
WROTE ABOUT FRANCE IN PART 1 YOU NEED TO CHOOSE LOUVERTURE FOR
PART 2. A complete response will include the following in a paragraph format:

a) Introduce the figure: who are they, what revolution were they a part of, any
relevant background information
b) provide two examples of positive contributions to democracy/Enlightenment
ideals
c) two examples of negative contributions to democracy/Enlightenment ideals
d) Make a claim; were they overall a hero or enemy of democracy/revolutionary
ideals? Why?
e) Discuss if any violence or how much violence is justified to enact social and
political change? How did your figure behave in history in this regard?
Start your response to Part 2 here:

Toussaint Louverture was a Haitian general and the biggest leader of the Hatian
Revolution.He fought against the french, then FOR the french, and against France again
for the Haitian independence.He allowed both females and males to own land.He also
imposed tax on fresh forces, and raised the reputation of the army.He used a lot of
control and violence within his own military,He also was enraged that when he passed
through the rebel zone he ordered regiments on parade and summoned certain men to
blow their brains out, and lastly he burned and cut down the use of sugar plantations
when there was that big war against Haiti and France..Overall, Toussaint was a hero
because he wanted to make a wide and multiracial community and society in the French
empire, but ended up creating a wide and big black american empire.

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