Chapter 17

In Chapter 17, the main topic being discussed as I read it was the explantion of revolutions throughout the world in different countries. Last chapter I really understood when it came to peoples growth of knowledge with science and religion. It made sense to me how people started questioning the way things were and why they had to constantly do what was being told to them. So surely there had to be a so called "change" coming. Or a relvolution!
*I never really knew much of the Hatian Revolution, let a lone it was a country until a disaster struck it severly. But it was interesting to learn that it was a very successful. Revolting slaes went down in history as it disrupted the boundries of other countries across europe. This revoltuion made a statement and brought even more change to the Atlantic Wold. Revolutions began mto occur in North America, France and even Latin America. The Atlantic world had become known intellectually and culturally as their ideas grew more and more from the growth of the European Enlightenment. The main reason for these revolutions in the first place were due to politics and social dissagreements that were to hopefully be fanned out and resolved by humans themselves and their actions.
*As the revolution in France took place, there were three "estates" (as they called it) or "legal orders" that were set in France. 1.) the clergy 2.)the nobility and 3.) the commoners. Each holding their own representative. Since the 3rd estate was 98% larger than the others, they decided to organize themselves as the National Assembly. Meaning they were to make the laws of the country.
*During this time, this french revolution trickled down to north america. Or as Strayer called it..an "Echoe"
North American and Hatians copied much of what was being changed in france but the difference with them was that the members of the nobility were that they were privileged and wealthy. Many resisited the monarchy's efforts to change their ways of how they paid taxes.