Similarities And Differences Between The French And Latin American Revolutions

In the eighteenth century, a cultural change consisting of philosophical thinking and new ideals transpired, known as the Enlightenment. It consisted of scientific reason and logic rather than religious faith. Many of the policies revolved around around man’s natural rights to life, liberty and property, as well as who should truly be in power and rule. Many of these Enlightened ideas inspired various groups of people, those who sparked revolutions globally, including the French and Latin American Revolutions. The French Revolution from 1788 to 1799 consisted of various political and social acts by those who wanted to remove the idea of absolute monarchy in their government, and instead create one elected by the people. Those who were incredibly …show more content…
However, as the revolutions came to an end, the French and Latin American Revolutions were radically different when it came to the outcomes of the war, with who ended up in rule and who was independent. The causes of the French and Latin American Revolutions both included Enlightenment values inspiring misrepresented classes to achieve their rightful political representation, while still maintaining power over lower classes. Despite the similarities in the causes, the consequences of both revolutions were radically different when it came to the outcomes of the war, with France having a constitutional monarchy while Latin America was free from Spanish rule, however, never being able to unify as a …show more content…
The beginning of the end of the moderate phase of the French Revolution started with the Women’s Match on Versailles on October 5th, 1789. The women of Paris marched to Versailles to drag the King back to Paris, because food prices had intertwined with the political reforms the bourgeoisie were trying to enact. As a result, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette addressed the people and accepted the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Afterwards, the Constitution of 1791 was forcibly signed by the King, declaring that the government in France would from then on be a constitutional monarchy. Other successes of the moderate phase of the revolution include the clergy losing its privileged, feudalism would no longer take part in France, as well as the Monarchy no longer being absolutist. On the other hand, the most profounding result of the Latin American Revolutions was free from Spanish rule. Although many of these revolutions were separate, each war partaken in a larger movement that was towards an overall independence and national rule of the colonies. All of the revolts added up to the diminishing of Spanish central power. Simon Bolivar was believed to be the leader of the Latin American