Robespierre

Ideas

The American (1776), French (1789), and Haitian (1791) revolutions form an interconnected Atlantic arc, each fueled by Enlightenment ideas of liberty but sha…

• ~1776 CE

  Age of Atlantic Revolutions

  The American (1776), French (1789), and Haitian (1791) revolutions form an interconnected Atlantic arc, each fueled by Enlightenment ideas of liberty but shaped by very different social forces. Together they establish the revolutionary template for the modern world: popular sovereignty, rights, and the collapse of old regime authority.