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History and Anthropology
Essay 2
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Do you consider the abolition of slavery, the rise of nationalism, or the beginnings of the feminist movement as the most important echo of the Atlantic revolutions of the nineteenth century? Why?
The world societies changed greatly during the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century. The eighteenth century laid the foundation of change as there were some revolts and the people started demanding their rights, in different parts of the world. The nineteenth century was quite remarkable as a number of great revolutions took place, in the United States of America, which was only America at that time, in France, Britain and some other parts of the world as well. The twentieth century is remarkable as the people demanded quality of rights and recognition in society, after the establishment of the new system of society. One of the most remarkable revolutions of the nineteenth century was the Atlantic revolution which made the society aware of the equality of rights, fair trade, and fair government. The abolition of slavery, the rise of nationalism, and the beginnings of the feminist movement may be declared as the echo of the Atlantic revolutions because all of these demanded the equality of rights, as well as fairness in the society.
The abolition of slavery, not only from the United States of America but also from Britain and French colonies was due to the Atlantic revolution. Although, Britain was the first country to declare it illegal and banned its land from getting involved in the dealings of slaves. The former slaves were also declared free citizens. On the other hand, the slaves in the French colonies, Haiti and the united states of American also started raising their voices, against their discrimination in the society. The British Empire also denounced the slave labor and pressurized other countries of the world as well, to free the slave populations. In additional it, the industrial revolution also contributed in this regard as the slave labor was meant to work in the plantations, while the industries were the new mode of making progress. The slave populations in different parts of the world also protested against the immoral and inhumane practices of the society, and the slave population of Haiti declared itself independent, which gave motivation to other slaves as well.
The rise of nationalism is also the echo of the Atlantic revolution of the nineteenth century. Before the Atlantic revolution, the empires used to rule over the general public. The empires were just supposed to conquer the adjacent areas and rule over the people and had no direct connection with them. Due to this gap, the needs and problems of the general public were not addressed. The Atlantic revolution laid the foundation of nationalism which focused on developing the nations. The governments were meant to make the policies and laws for the progress of society. So, Atlantic revolution played an important role in laying the seeds of nationalism in different countries of the world, which ensured the equality of rights and progress of all the citizens.
The feminist movement is also an important echo of the Atlantic revolution. The suffrage movement was a part of the Atlantic revolution which demanded the equal representation of the women in the society. However, the women had to struggle and fight for a longer period before they finally got equality of rights and recognition in society.
The Atlantic revolution gave rise to the abolition of slavery, the rise of nationalism, and the beginnings of the feminist movement by making the general public aware of the fact that they can only get their rights if they speak and protest against injustice. The Atlantic revolution gave the message of equality of rights, free trade and fair government, which motivated the oppressed public of the society to not surrender to the injustice of the society and demand their rights.
Works Cited
Dal Lago, Enrico. American Slavery, Atlantic Slavery, and Beyond: The US" peculiar Institution" in International Perspective. Routledge, 2015.
Drescher, Seymour, and Pieter C. Emmer. "“Civilizing Insurgency: Two Variants of Slave Revolts in the Age of Revolution,” from Who Abolished Slavery? Slave Revolts and Abolitionism: A Debate with João Pedro Marques, ed. by Books, 2010), 120–132." Pathways from Slavery. Routledge, 2018. 157-170.
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