The French Revolution was started by the underrepresented majority of the population, and the Haitian Revolution started in the same way. The French Revolution also embodied ideas from The Enlightenment. “[...] the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights.” (History.com). These ideas spread all over the world including the Caribbean, which influenced the slaves’ way of thinking in Saint-Domingue. The slaves would use ideas from The Enlightenment to rationalize how wrong and unfair it was for them to be oppressed and forced into their current situation, which led to their unity and
The French Revolution was started by the underrepresented majority of the population, and the Haitian Revolution started in the same way. The French Revolution also embodied ideas from The Enlightenment. “[...] the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights.” (History.com). These ideas spread all over the world including the Caribbean, which influenced the slaves’ way of thinking in Saint-Domingue. The slaves would use ideas from The Enlightenment to rationalize how wrong and unfair it was for them to be oppressed and forced into their current situation, which led to their unity and