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1. Question

   What were the factors behind the age of revolution in the Atlantic world?

   What were the factors behind the age of revolution in the Atlantic world?

2. Question

   Why and how did American colonists forge a new, independent nation?

   Why and how did American colonists forge a new, independent nation?

3. Question

   How did the events of 1789 result in a constitutional monarchy in France, and what were the consequences?

   How did the events of 1789 result in a constitutional monarchy in France, and what were the consequences?

4. Question

   How did Napoleon Bonaparte assume control of France and much of Europe, and what factors led to his downfall?

   How did Napoleon Bonaparte assume control of France and much of Europe, and what factors led to his downfall?

5. Question

   How did slave revolt on colonial Saint-Domingue lead to the creation of the independent nation of Haiti in 1804?

   How did slave revolt on colonial Saint-Domingue lead to the creation of the independent nation of Haiti in 1804?

6. Question

   Why and how did the Spanish and Portuguese colonies of North and South America shake off European domination and develop into national states?

   Why and how did the Spanish and Portuguese colonies of North and South America shake off European domination and develop into national states?