Which of the following best explains how the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions are
related? (1 point)
Debt from supporting the American Revolution led King Louis XVI to raise taxes at the Estates-
General. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man
and of the Citizen. The declaration inspired a revolt of the enslaved population in Haiti.
King George III had to raise taxes to pay his debts from the French Revolution. The Americans
wrote the Declaration of Independence in response to the Coercive Acts and new taxes, which
inspired a revolt of enslaved people in Haiti.
French plantation owners in Haiti followed the example of the American colonists and declared
independence from France. King Louis XVI had to raise taxes to fight the Haitian Revolution. The
Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen.
The revolt of enslaved people in Haiti inspired the French people of the Third Estate to write the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The American colonists wrote the Declaration
of Independence in response.