<P> The Age of Revolution is the period from approximately 1774 to 1849 in which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in many parts of Europe and the Americas . The period is noted for the change in government from absolutist monarchies to constitutionalist states and republics . The Age of Revolution includes the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Haitian Revolution, the Greek Revolution, the revolt of the slaves in Latin America, the First Italian War of Independence and the 1848 revolutions in Italy, and the independence movements of Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America . In a way, it includes the Industrial Revolution . The period would generally weaken the imperialist European states, who would lose major assets throughout the New World . For the British, the loss of the Thirteen Colonies would bring a change in direction for the British Empire, with Asia and the Pacific becoming new targets for expansion . </P> <P> The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840 . It marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way . In particular, average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth . </P> <P> The Thirteen Colonies of British America famously became independent in the American Revolution of 1776 . The movement was the first European colony to claim independence and saw the application of elected government, a constitution, and limited civil rights, none of which were unheard of but were unique in their combination . This was the birth of the United States of America . </P> <P> The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that profoundly affected French and modern history, marking the decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism . Popular resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and aristocracy grew amidst an economic crisis following two expensive wars and years of bad harvests, motivating demands for change . These were couched in terms of Enlightenment ideals and caused the convocation of the Estates - General in May 1789 . </P>

The success of the haitian revolution in the early nineteenth century