HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: State Capitalism, French Revolution, Toussaint Louverture

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 1770
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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North vs. south divisions (economic + moral, north wins, northern wealth and power dominates southern power. Established a model that inspired other national liberation struggles. Signaled the rise of the u. s. as a world imperial power. O(cid:272)ial: (cid:272)lass (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)ts (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the aristo(cid:272)ra(cid:272)y, (cid:272)lergy a(cid:374)d (cid:862)e(cid:448)eryo(cid:374)e else(cid:863: political: absolute monarchy. Ideological: enlightenment thinkers: 1) 1789 1791: declaration of the rights of man and the citizen, 2) 1791 1792 : constitutional monarchy, 3) 1792 - 1794: the reign of terror, 4) 1794 1799: the directory. France continually at war for entire period (1799-1815: by (cid:1005)8(cid:1005)(cid:1004), (cid:373)ost of europe u(cid:374)der napoleo(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol, disastrous battle in russia 1812 followed by defeats in 1813 and 1815. Established the first french legal code and introduced it to territories occupied by france. Exporting of values of french revolution: gave ideas of liberty to people across the globe. Toussai(cid:374)t l(cid:859)ou(cid:448)erture led the sla(cid:448)es of ai(cid:374)t-domingue to independence and ruled from 1797-