List at least three leaders of the American revolution, French revolution, Haitian revolution, Russian revolution, and the unification of Germany. Who was opposed to these revolutions? What do those who are revolting want? Was it dangerous for those revolting? What was the outcome of the revolution? Where they successful? Why where people revolting? How did each of these revolutions change history? How did each of these revolutions shape a country? Please help me uwu, you don't have to answer all the questions but please help.
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While acknowledging the cross-influences, most contemporary historians[who?] distinguish the Haitian Revolution from the French Revolution. Some[who?] also separate it from the earlier armed conflicts by free men of color who were seeking expansion of political rights for themselves, but not the abolition of slavery. These scholars show that if the agency of the enslaved blacks becomes the focus of studies, the Revolution's opening and closing dates are certain. From this premise, the narrative began with the enslaved blacks' bid for freedom through armed struggle and concluded with their victory over slavery powers and the creation of an independent state. In April 1791, a massive black insurgency in the north of the island rose violently against the plantation system, setting a precedent of resistance to racial slavery. In cooperation with their former mulatto rivals, blacks ended the Revolution in November 1803 when they decidedly defeated the French army at the Battle of Vertières. The French had already lost a high proportion of their troops to yellow fever and other diseases.[11] After acknowledging defeat in Saint-Domingue, Napoleon withdrew from North America, agreeing to the Louisiana Purchase by the United States.
Although the series of events during these years is known under the name of "Haitian Revolution", alternative views suggest that the entire affair was an assorted number of coincidental conflicts that ended with a fragile truce between free men of color and blacks.[12][not in citation given] Historians debate whether the victorious Haitians were "intrinsically [a] revolutionary force".[13] One thing is certain: Haiti became an independent country on January 1, 1804, when the council of generals chose Jean-Jacques Dessalines to assume the office of governor-general. One of the state's first significant documents was Dessaliness' "Liberty or Death" speech, which circulated broadly in the foreign press. In it, the new head of state made the case for the new nation's objective: the permanent abolition of slavery in Haiti.