Intro Part 5 + Chapter 16 pg 781-797
The Atlantic Revolutions started because of the European Enlightenment. The news was carried throughout the world because of books, newspapers, and word of mouth. The wars affected multiple countries. A couple in particular were France, Latin America, and Haiti. The wars or revolutions were all very expensive. Therefore, the wars did not strengthen any economies. Each revolution was directly related to each other because the idea of each bounced off to the next then continued on. Atlantic revolutionaries were all similar in the sense that the meaning behind the fighting was the same. That was for equality, liberty, free trade, and the freedom of religion. One of the most reasons however, was for nationalism. People were proud of their nation, and would defend it and their beliefs to the death. People believed in nationalism and wanted to be independent from other nations. They no longer wanted to be controlled by anyone and wanted to have their freedom.
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