How did political rebellions affect the political structures and ideologies around the world?

Many times, political rebellions were caused by the protests of unsatisfied citizens, who, as Locke said was there right, deemed their government unworthy and proceeded to take it down. These rebellions spawned new interesting forms of government such as federalism (a union of states), in the U.S., republic (government expressing the interests of the people), and the increase of constitutional governments. These revolutions also reinforced new ideologies in the minds of the common people. The ideas of natural rights and equality for all -with the exception of women and slaves- became more widely accepted and were expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence as well as France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Nationalism inspired the people of the United States and France while those opposes to the rebellions adopted conservatism in support of aged traditions. Liberalism also became closely associated with nationalism because governments gave their people free opportunities in commerce. Romanticism also grew, inspiring art and imagination. Napoleon's conquests spread these ideas across Europe as well as the new philosophy that women should be submissive (contrary to the few gains in rights they had initially made). These ideologies both helped and hindered these nations as they moved on into the industrial revolution.


French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen
http://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights/brief-history/declaration-of-human-rights.html

Smith, Bonnie G., Richard Von Glahn, and Kris E. Lane. Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World's Peoples. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. Print.