Exam 23: Revolutions in the Transatlantic World

In what ways did the age of transatlantic revolutions contribute to the growth of nationalism? What effect did nationalism have on the outcomes of the revolutions? Do you think that nationalism had a positive effect on European political history? Why or why not? Conceptual

How and why was the transatlantic slave trade abolished in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Discuss the process in detail. What were the most important antislavery forces? Conceptual

How did the revolutions that occurred across the transatlantic world between 1776 and 1824 transform Western societies? Conceptual

The consequences of the age of transatlantic revolutions (1776-1824) included all of the following except (Global Perspective, pp. 562-563)

What were the primary ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? How and to what extent did the National Constituent Assembly implement those ideas in France between 1789 and 1792? Conceptual

The revolutions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries can be seen as examples of Europeans trying to apply the philosophical ideals of the Enlightenment to actual institutions of European government, society, and economy. How faithful were these applications to the original ideals? What problems did they encounter in trying to apply these ideals to a real world that was less than ideal? Conceptual

Haiti won independence from France in a revolution led by

The Stamp Act of 1765

Why was the independence of Brazil attained through relatively peaceful means? What conditions enabled Brazil to avoid division after independence? Did independence transform Brazilian socioeconomic structures? Conceptual

How important were San Martín, Bolívar, and other military leaders to the Latin American independence movements in the 1820s? Did the successes of "strongmen" in the liberation of Latin American countries at this time limit democracy in this region in subsequent years? Conceptual