Topic > Revolutions Around the World - 1246

During the late 18th century and early 19th century, the colonies of the New World and the countries of the Old World underwent revolutions and reforms. In North America, the United States has created an economic and political power; the first major nation in the modern world to become a democracy. The Haitian rebellion dramatically inspired other slaves and people to rise above the government and gain the right to freedom. The French Revolution virtually destroyed the previous absolute monarchy and pushed the people to fight for social and political systems that treated them fairly and gave them a greater say in government. The ideas and responses to the American, French, and Haitian revolutions illustrate political uprisings in each government, changes in social autonomy, and a newfound sense of pride, along with intellectual changes and innovations. An additional document that would help analyze these revolutions would be a document written about a person's account and emotional view of what it was like to live during a revolution. One of the main thoughts for these revolutions was that the people of these regions wanted to formulate a new government. where he would give freedom to more people and actually be able to listen to people. In British periodicals, illustrations show British officials being tarred and feathered; a humiliating event for anyone (Doc 2). This represents American public opinion towards British political leaders and their demand for freedom and justice. The Declaration of Independence states that the United States wants a just government that listens to the voice of the people and is composed of the people (Doc 3). The Declaration of Independence shows how the ideas of the p......middle of paper......people join the revolt and other countries think about rebellions and revolutions (Doc 6). Political uprisings, national pride, and changing social statutes, along with intellectual innovations, were all ideas and responses to revolutions. Ideas and responses to these ideas were important factors in the outcome of these revolutions. Political rise and the search for freedom caused governments to overthrow and fight. A sense of equality, a change in social autonomy, and nationalism led to revolutions in France, America, and Haiti. The influences of intellectual ideas led more people to be involved in the revolutions of these regions. These revolutions change the world, causing the United States to become the world's greatest power, the Haitian people to gain freedom, and the absolute monarchy in France to be completely overthrown..