Chapter 19 Review: Important Events
1787 | Dutch Patriot revolt is stifled by Prussian invasion |
1788 | Beginning of Austrian Netherlands resistance against reforms of Joseph II; opening of reform parliament in Poland |
1789 | French Revolution begins |
1790 | Internal divisions lead to collapse of resistance in Austrian Netherlands |
1791 | Beginning of slave revolt in St. Domingue (Haiti) |
1792 | Beginning of war between France and rest of Europe; second revolution of August 10 overthrows monarchy |
1793 | Second partition of Poland by Austria and Russia; Louis XVI of France is executed for treason |
1794 | Abolition of slavery in French colonies; Robespierre’s government by terror falls |
1795 | Third (final) partition of Poland; France annexes Austrian Netherlands |
1797–1798 | Creation of “sister republics” in Italian states and Switzerland |
Consider three events: Dutch patriot revolt is stifled by Prussian invasion (1787), French Revolution begins (1789), and Beginning of slave revolt in St. Domingue (Haiti) (1791). How would you explain the relationships among these three uprisings? How were they similar and different in their inspirations, ideologies, tactics, and results?