Editing Atlantic Revolutions (section)

{{Short description|1765–1838 series of revolutions in the Atlantic World}}
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| title             = Atlantic Revolutions
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| image2 = Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull.jpg
| image3 = Haitian Revolution.jpg
| image4 = Krayenhoff Daendels 1795.jpeg
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* The [[Storming of the Bastille]] (1789)
* [[Battle of Vertières]] (1803)
* Patriot troops during the [[Batavian Revolution]] (1795)
* [[John Trumbull]]'s ''[[Declaration of Independence (painting)|Declaration of Independence]]'' (1776)
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| date              = 22 March 1765 – 4 December 1838<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=22|year1=1765|month2=12|day2=4|year2=1838}})
| place             = [[Atlantic World]]
| causes            = 
* The [[Age of Enlightenment]]
| result            = Multiple revolutions and wars across the Atlantic world, including the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars]], and the [[Spanish American wars of independence]]
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The '''Atlantic Revolutions''' (19 April 1775 – 4 December 1838) were numerous revolutions in the [[Atlantic World]] in the late 18th and early 19th century. Following the [[Age of Enlightenment]], ideas critical of [[Absolutism (European history)|absolutist monarchies]] spread. A [[revolutionary wave]] occurred, with the aim of ending monarchical rule, emphasizing the ideals of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and spreading [[liberalism]].

In 1755, early signs of governmental changes occurred with the formation of the [[Corsican Republic]] and [[Pontiac's War]]. The largest of these early revolutions was the [[American Revolution]] beginning in 1775, which founded the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline of the Revolution |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/americanrevolution/timeline.htm |website=nps.gov}}</ref> The American Revolution inspired other movements, including the [[French Revolution]] in 1789, the [[Haitian Revolution]] in 1791 and the [[Colombian War of Independence]] in 1810. These revolutions were based on the equivocation of personal freedom with the right to own property — a concept spread by [[Edmund Burke]] — and on the equality of all men, an idea expressed in [[constitution]]s written as a result of these revolutions.