Name: ______________________________ Date: ____________________
Revolt!
Your Revolution: (see 2nd page of this document) _____________________________
Directions: Collect the following information on your assigned revolution. Name, date(s) and location of
revolution. Go to the second page in this document to find your websites.
Secondary sources:
Primary source(s) (must consult at least one):
Key quotes from primary sources:
Use all sources to answer the following questions:
1. Who Revolted? What did most of the people who came together to revolt have in common? Class
or caste? Race or ethnicity? Religion? Political affiliation? Type of job? Or was it the people as a
whole?
2. Why did they revolt? Why were people unhappy with their government? Why did they believe that
revolution was the only way to make the change that they wanted?
3. How did they organize? Was the revolution planned for a long time? Was it spontaneous? How did
people find out about the revolution? Were there leaders who did the organizing?
4. How did the people overthrow the government? Did they take over government buildings? Did they
assassinate leaders? Did they engage in peaceful demonstrations? Did they have the support of the
military? Did they engage in acts of warfare?
5. How did the government respond? Did leaders peacefully give in to the people’s demands? If so,
how long did it take for them to give in? Did they fight back using military force?
6. How was the government the same or different following the revolution? What type of government
emerged after the revolution? Why?
From the New York Times Learning Network
Table 1: The American Revolution (1775-1783)
Secondary Sources: PBS: Liberty! The American Revolution and History.com: American Revolution
Primary Sources: Internet Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence
Table 2: The Haitian Revolution (1794-1804)
Secondary Sources: PBS: The Haitian Revolution and Britannica Academic Edition: The Haitian
Revolution
Primary Sources: Digital History: The Haitian Revolution
Table 3: The French Revolution (1789-1799)
Secondary Sources: History.com: French Revolution and Britannica Academic Edition: French Revolution
Primary Sources: Internet Modern History Sourcebook: French Revolution
Table 4: The Russian Revolution (1917)
Secondary Sources: Britannica Academic Edition: Russian Revolution of 1917, About.com: Russian
Revolution and History Guide: Lecture on the Russian Revolution
Primary Sources: Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution
Table 5: The Cuban Revolution (1956-1959)
Secondary Sources: PBS: Fidel Castro and History.com: Batista Forced Out Castro-Led Revolution
Primary Sources: Casa Historia: Cuba and the Castro Revolution
Table 6: The Iranian Revolution (1978-1979)
Secondary Sources: BBC In Pictures: The Iranian Revolution and Britannica Academic Edition: Iranian
Revolution of 1978-79
Primary Sources: Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Iranian Revolution