Visual Vote
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 2.4OPENERVISUAL VOTE: ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONSUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Visual Vote: Atlantic Revolutions”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com1PurposePreview what you’ll learn about the Atlantic revolutions through some image analysis of key moments from the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. By examining these images, you’ll start to get a sense of how these revolutions impacted communities around the world.ProcessNote: Click hereto viewlarger versions of these images.1.Examine this image from the American Revolution.Declaration of Independence,by John Trumbull, US Capitol, public domain.2.What do you notice? Identify two or three details in the image.3.What does the image suggest about the American Revolution’s impact?
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 2.4OPENERVISUAL VOTE: ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS24.Examine this image from the French Revolution.Tennis Court Oath, by Jacques-Louis David, public domain.5.What do you notice? Identify two or three details in the image.6.What does the image suggest about the French Revolution’s impact?
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 2.4OPENERVISUAL VOTE: ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS37.Examine this image from the Haitian Revolution.View of Haiti’s plantations burning after being set on fire by uprisings of enslaved peoplein 1791, public domain.8.What do you notice? Identify two or three details in the image.9.What does the image suggest about the Haitian Revolution’s impact?10.Based on the images, would you predict the American, French, or Haitian Revolution will have the biggest impact on world history? Support your choice with evidence.