Since the beginning of time, man has found reason and ways to subordinate other individuals for his own self benefit. Whether is be for economic, social, religious or political power, the greed imbedded in man through evolution is self evident throughout much of history. Civil wars and revolutions were created by those who were used as stepping stones to tread on for those in power. During the Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914, an increase in technology and discoveries created more motivation and opportunity to enslave and oppress. Many of the revolutions were enacted for the same basic reasons. The French and Haitian revolutions have obvious differences and similarities. Both revolutions were spurred for similar reasons by oppressed peoples. However, differences in racial issues, economic stability of the oppressors, and social systems were clearly evident in the respective causes.

The causes for the French and Haitian revolutions were fairly uniform...