The American Revolution in Global Perspective
The Age of Revolution, 1776-1830 Enlightenment beliefs Dissatisfaction with established governments/rulers
The French Revolution, 1789-1799 American Revolution and debt Stamp Tax Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and the 1791 Constitution Jacobinism/The Paris Commune The Terror Napoleon Bonaparte
Impact in the United States The First Party System Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans Neutrality and the Citizen Genet Affair
The Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804 The American connection Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Slaves, free-coloreds, whites Toussaint Louverture Napoleon Bonaparte The final stage: independence and the birth of Haiti
Impact in the United States Relations with Saint-Domingue/Haiti Louisiana Purchase
Revolutions in Spanish America, 1800-1830 Taxes and representation Relations between Spain and the American colonies Napoleon Bonaparte Restoration of the Spanish king
Impact in the United States The Monroe Doctrine The Mexican-American War