Major revolutions and independence movements across the modern world and their causes and outcomes, for a general world history course.
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- In what year did the American Revolution begin?
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1775- Who commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
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George Washington- What document, signed in 1776, declared the thirteen colonies independent from Britain?
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Declaration of Independence- What did the American Revolution accomplish?
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The thirteen colonies gained independence and became the United States- In what year did the French Revolution begin?
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1789- What were the main causes of the French Revolution?
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Severe government debt, widespread famine, and resentment of absolute monarchy and social inequality- Who was the leader most associated with the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution?
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Maximilien Robespierre- What major feudal systems did the French Revolution abolish?
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Feudalism and the entire feudal order- What was historically unique about the Haitian Revolution?
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It was the first successful slave revolution, resulting in an independent Black republic- In what year did Haiti declare independence?
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1804- Who was the military leader of South American independence movements against Spanish rule?
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Simon Bolivar- Who led the independence movements in Chile and Argentina?
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Jose de San Martin- By which decade had most of Spain's Latin American colonies gained independence?
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The 1820s- What was the Greek War of Independence?
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A conflict where Greek revolutionaries fought to liberate themselves from Ottoman Ottoman rule- When did Greece achieve independence from Ottoman rule?
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1829
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