The northern U.S. colonies enslaved more people than the southern U.S. colonies.
When the Europeans arrived in the Americas, millions of indigenous peoples died (largely due to disease).
Prior to the revolutions, most European countries were run by democratic governments.
In many monarchies, people believed their leaders were granted power through divine right, meaning that a majority of the citizens in that country had voted them in to power.
Both the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment changed the way that people viewed the world, especially by having them focus less on religious explanations for the way the world worked.
Many of the American colonists said that they would be willing to pay taxes only if the tax dollars were used to build roads and community buildings.
The Boston Massacre was given its name because thousands of American colonists died during this event.
The Haitian Revolution was so significant because it was the first time in modern history that formerly-enslaved peoples overthrew their leaders and established their own government.
The U.S. government made sure that all the enslaved people in the U.S. heard about the Haitian Revolution.
Many Americans supported the French Revolution until the revolutionaries got too violent.
The French Revolution was largely based on social classes, with the poorest French people rebelling against the upper class.
France helped the U.S. win it revolution and in return, the U.S. government helped France win their war against Britain.
The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Man (in France) both guaranteed that ALL people living there would be guaranteed the same rights.
Some enslaved persons rebelled against their owners by doing things like poisoning their food and breaking machinery.
The Declaration of Independence includes the phrase "all men are created equal."