USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Though each of these revolutions had its own origins, important figures, and results, they were all tied together by three things. First, Enlightenment ideas and ideals inspired all of them. Second, each revolution rejected rule without representation. Finally, they were connected by economic and political networks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the Age of Enlightenment, ideas critical of absolutist monarchies began to spread. A revolutionary wave soon occurred, with the aim of ending monarchical rule, emphasizing the ideals of the Enlightenment, and spreading liberalism.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was the most important outcomes of the Atlantic revolutions, both immediately and in the century that followed? Following the revolutions, the common people began to gain more rights while the aristocracy and kings began to lose power in colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -This course considers the literature, culture, and politics of three major revolutions in the Atlantic world at the close of the eighteenth century: the American revolution, the French revolution, and the Haitian revolution.