Part Five + @ 1st 2 Sections Of Chapter 16

In this chapter we are going to learn about the revolutions that occured around the world and the outcomes that came with them. This chapter also talks about eurocentric geography. Before people knew how the world actually looked, they assumed Europe was at the center of the world. Flat maps aided in making this possible for Europeans.


Age of European Dominance

• Rise of Europe occured in an international context as a result of the Chinese naval fleet withdrawal that allowed them to take over the Indian Ocean 
• They held the advantage over Native Americans 
• Resistance and rebellion did not make it easy for them to get automatic dominance

The Haitian Revolution was shaped by the American Revolution and the French Revolution. After seeing the manner in which the people responded to oppression, they got those ideas and formed a revolution of their own. Atlantic revolutions formed to gain justice, liberty and equality. As John Locke expressed, people wanted a government derived from the people. This time period allowed for more freedoms which included.extending the right to vote, more rights for women, and the abolishment of slavery. 

The American Revolution began as a conservative move made by the people that came from their mother nation. They knew the advantages that the British empire held and did not wish to separate entirely from them. There was an evident difference between Europeans in England and those in North America. There were class distinctions, less poverty, and more opportunity if you weren't a women or a slave. After having neglected the people from North America for so long, the British turned to this nation to regain the revenue they had lost with their struggle with France. Political power remained in the hands of the elites after the revolution and the northern and souther portions of North America were separated.