1. - Ideological Foundation for Political Liberalism -
I. Revolutionary Ideas
- Ideological Foundation for Political Liberalism -

2. Journal Entry
1. Based on your own experience and your knowledge of history, what are some examples of revolutions with which you are familiar?

3. What Inspired Revolutions?
2. Why have people joined revolutions, protests and social movements?
A desire for and a belief in liberty & equality.

4. Journal Entry
3. What are factors that might encourage you to participate in a revolution, protest or social movement?

5. Factors that Inspired Revolution - Liberty
The notion of individual natural rights (Locke)
A new type of government in which the people are sovereign
The importance of a representative assembly
The importance of a written constitution
The notion of self-determination
Freedom to accumulate property

6. Factors that Inspired Revolution - Equality
Equality of rights & civil liberties
Equality before the law
No special privileges for the rich
Equality of opportunity
“Careers Open to Talent”

7. The Atlantic Revolutions
A revolutionary wave associated with the Atlantic World  from the 1770s to the 1820s.
Americas & Europe:
United States (1775–1783) 
France & French-controlled Europe (1789–1814) 
Haiti (1791–1804) 
Ireland (1798)  
Spanish America (1810–1825)

8. American Revolution 1775-1783 “All Men are Created Equal”
The significance of the American constitution = Inspiration
The influence of the American Revolution = Revolt is possible

9. What do you know about…? (JOURNAL)
The French Revolution?
Haitian Revolution?
The Latin American & Spanish American Revolutions?

10. The French Revolution 1789-1799
More fundamental & profound consequences than the American Revolution
France - most powerful & populous state in Europe
Massive social revolution
Worldwide impact
Becomes model for future revolutions

11. Haitian Revolution 1791-1804 Independence from French rule
Toussaint Louverture - the leader
Slave revolt on sugar plantations spread
French abolished slavery in 1794
Constitution in 1801
The first independent black nation, 1803
Unfortunately weak governments followed

12. Latin American Revolutions 1810-1825
Independence from Spanish rule
Simon Bolivar, the father of Latin American independence
Continued dominance of the white minority
The abolition of the slave trade is set in motion
-- United States abolished this trade in 1808