Historical Comparison: What accounts for the different goals of the Atlantic revolutions despite the common commitment to Enlightenment ideals?

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The Answer is •Although the Atlantic revolutions were inspired by Enlightenment ideas,political,social,and economic differences account for the different goals of the revolutionaries.
•American Revolution
oGoals: Colonists want local autonomy in their political and economic affairs;independence
oSudden and unexpected interference of British government in colonial affairs perceived as a threat
oSparse population,abundant land,and absence of aristocracy mean fewer social conflicts within colonial society,so there is a stronger basis for unified action in the struggle for independence
•French Revolution
oGoal: Destroy all and start anew
oHostility toward monarchy eventually leads to creation of republic
oSocial conflicts among the three estates leads to social leveling
•Haitian Revolution
oGoals: Independence and abolition of slavery
oSlavery basis of economy
oMost of the population is composed of slaves who identify colonialism with slavery
•Latin American Revolutions
oGoals: Independence and keep nonwhite population under control
oWhite population outnumbered-and feeling threatened-by vast nonwhite population
oInvoke Enlightenment ideas enough to garner popular support

Historical Comparison: What Accounts for the Different Goals of the Atlantic