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