1. Mexico and Haiti - The Road to Independence
After the Americans had a successful revolution, the French decided to raze the absolute monarchy and redesign their country's political system (1789), in search of democracy, nationalism, and equal rights for all. ... Even though they were almost the majority of the population, the slaves did not have any rights. ... The slaves that were treated in unthinkable and inhumane manners by the French were the ones who stood up as a large united army that looked for freedom and equal rights. ... Mexican society after independence did not change the Indigenous' quality of life and r...
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