The Atlantic Revolutions

This course surveys the Atlantic upheavals that began with the American Revolution, spread to Europe with the outbreak of the French Revolution, surged forward in the Americas with the Haitian This course surveys the Atlantic upheavals that began with the Revolution, and culminated in nineteenth century independence movements in Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Columbia, and other Latin European colonies. Course assignments will compare the characteristics of the upheavals and explore the legacies of the revolutionary age.