Rebellions resulted in the formation of new states and ideologies. For example, the revolutions of the United States and France led to new types of states and ideologies. Once free from the rule of Great Britain, the thirteen colonies became a new country, one that would eventually expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Also, the government created in the U.S. was very unique. It combined many Enlightenment developments such as a contract government and basic human rights. After the French Revolution, the "republic" of Maximilien Robespierre ruled for a time. The Committee of Public Safety stripped French citizens of many of their rights, drawing support from the political theory of general will. These new ideas from revolutions aided in stimulating the revolutionary and anti-imperial tendencies of this period. For example, USA's rebellion provided inspiration to the French Revolution, and both influenced the peoples of Latin America to revolt against their governments.
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