Marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this course examines revolutions that redrew borders, toppled empires, and redefined freedom in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Focusing on the American, French, and Haitian revolutions, it explores their roots, competing visions of liberty and equality, and the lasting global legacies of an age that reshaped the Atlantic world—and continues to shape our own. Credit hours: 4.