Late 18th to Early 19th Century
The late 18th and early 19th centuries: A time of revolution and industrial change.
WARS
o AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
o NAPOLEONIC WARS
REVOLUTIONS
• AMERICANS WANTED TO BE FREE AND MAKE THEIR OWN RULES
• THEY WANTED FREEDOM, FAIRNESS, AND A GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
o AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• IT WAS AGAINST THE ABSOLUTE MONARCHY OF BOURBON FRANCE AND
• IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE IDEALS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND FRATERNITY.
o FRENCH REVOLUTION
GLOBAL CHANGES
o SPREAD OF NEW IDEAS
o SHIFT IN GLOBAL POWER
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
o SOCIAL IMPACT
o ECONOMIC IMPACT
