Haitian Revolution May French Assembly gave full political rights to mulattos and free blacks. September White planters in Saint Domingue objected to granting citizenship to free blacks - -> Violence erupted! 1791

1791 August Haitian Revolution Boukman and Cecile Fatiman led a vodou ceremony. This ceremony ignited a slave revolt, known as the Boukman Rebellion which sparked the Haitian Revolution 1791 August

1802 Napoleon sends expedition led by Leclerc to reclaim Haiti Haitian Revolution Napoleon sends expedition led by Leclerc to reclaim Haiti 1802

1804 Haiti declared independent Haitian Revolution Haiti declared independent Saint- Domingue became the Republic of Haiti 1804

Haitian Revolution Dessalines signed the Haitian Constitution 1805

Mexican Revolution Creoles wanted to extend their power, mainly to assert their power over the Peninsulares. Escape the heavy hand of the Spanish government in implementing high taxes and new government reforms Attempt to unite all types of people - except the Peninsulares - in Mexico to create a non-monarch government 1810-1820

Mexican Revolution Father Hidalgo gives a speech to the crowd about why Mexico should seek independence from Spain, and why they need racial equality and other reforms Spain would not give them 1810 September

Mexican Revolution Miguel Hidalgo is executed, inspires fellow priests Morelos y Pavón to continue revolution, who was later killed 1811 January

1811-1823 Venezuela Revolution To abolish the restrictive mercantilism laws by the monarch To revolt against the French acquisition of the crown by Joseph Bonaparte To unite the factions created by the power vacuum caused by the dissolution of the Spanish monarch 1811-1823

Venezuelan Revolution Venezuela follows Simon Bolivar’s speech in seeking to lead American independence and declares independence 1811 July

Venezuelan Revolution General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces in the Battle of Boyacá 1819 August

Venezuelan Revolution Spain recognizes Venezuela's independence after Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish troops at Carabobo 1821 June

Mexican Revolution Agustin de Iturbide’s previous military victories leads to the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba , proclaiming Mexican Independence 1825 August