LAST MINOR Flashcards
(12 cards)
US to LA claim:
(Venezuelan Rev to Gabriel)
Although in revolutions in both America and Venezuela two groups put their differences aside to fight for a common goal, in Venezuela race did not play a large role in their situation but in the US it did.
Gabriel Prosser Evidence
Gabriel Prosser was an enslaved Virginian man who wanted to seize the state capital of Richmond in hopes of creating a more inclusive Republic, he won the support of many of his fellow enslaved people as well as white artisans and laborers however bc of “white terror” and the betrayal of some of his enslaved people he was unsucessful and him and 27 of his fellow fighters were hung at the gallows
Venezuelan Revolution Evidence:
In Venezuela there is a group of Caracas Creoles who were very well trained and creating their own Republic on the outskirts of this Spanish colony, in the middle were the mixed race Llanero cowboys who supported the Spanish monarchy and prevented the Creoles from expanding their Republic inward. However Simone Bolivar convinced them to work together with feats of strength such as crossing flooded plains and going with no sleep. By 1822 Bolivar’s army had control of Bogata, Caracas and Qunito.
US to LA reasoning:
The reason that there was a revolution in America in the first place was because Gabriel wanted more racial inclusivity and the reason that it was important for their to be support from both the white artisans and the enslaved people was because the goal was inclusivity and that creates a more diverse element of support, in Venezuela there is just a huge mixing of races in general and race does not factor into any of the conflicts in this revolution and most of the dispute is based off of cultural differences
US to Haiti Claim:
Although in both the US and Haiti, enslaved people were not granted freedom because of their race forcing them to turn against their home country, slaves from the United States fought with the country the United States was under the control of while Haitian slaves fought for a country Haiti was not under the control of.
Harry Washington, Loyalist Slaves Evidence:
Slaves turned against master and with the British in the revolutionary war, 20,000 slaves ran to British lines including Harry Washington, Harry is one of George Washington’s slaves who joins a Loyalist regiment in exchange for freedom, former slaves are extremely helpful many died of Smallpox, when war gets bad British evacuate Harry to Canada but has no voting rights there, then to British colony in Sierra Leone where he fights for property rights and is bainished
Enslaved people turn to Spain for freedom (Haiti)
After the French people in Haiti revolted against the French people in France they didn’t give any rights to the enslaved people or the Creoles. This made the enslaved people and the Creoles team up for their rights and fearing a revolution they couldn’t handle the French people gave rights to the Creoles but not the enslaved people. This forced the enslaved people to fight unsucessfully by themselves for a while until the Spanish offered them freedom if they fought for them and they agreed despite not wanting to turn against their home country
US to Haiti Reasoning:
When the US slaves side with another country they are fighting directly against the freedom of their masters from their country of origin while the Haitian slaves are fighting for a country that is fighting with their country but does not control their freedom
Haiti to LA Claim:
In both the Mexican and Haitian Revolution, groups of different races unite in order to obtain freedom but the group that is “more white” benefits more because of their race, however in the Mexican Revolution both groups ended up with freedom but in the Haitian Revolution, only the “more white” group did.
Mexican Revolution Evidence
In the Mexican Revolution the Peninsulares, the Creoles and the Mestizos or Peasants all teamed up to fight the new Spanish king for different reasons, (Creoles and Peasants for more power and Peninsulares bc they want Catholic Church) the Creole General Iturbide and the Mestizo commander Guerrero worked together to get independence, in the end it works and they are successful, 1822 Iturbide is made the first king of Mexico because he is “more white” than Guerrero and the peasants who were very crucial to independence did not get a lot of credit for their effort
Creoles+Enslaved people to Creoles vs. Enslaved people (Haiti)
After the French people in Haiti revolted against the French people in France they didn’t give any rights to the enslaved people or the Creoles. This made the enslaved people and the Creoles team up for their rights and fearing a revolution they couldn’t handle the French people gave rights to the Creoles but not the enslaved people.
Haiti to LA reasoning:
Race in these 2 revolutions created bigger opportunities and benefits for people who went through the same struggle or even less than their counterparts in order to gain freedom
