nts such action really taking place. Leadership almost always comes from the educated or artisan classes, often after learning of new political doctrines from abroad. Where such ideas cross from one revolutionary movement one has to decide whether the secondary reaction was individual in it's own right or a direct consequence of the earlier revolution. Such blurred boundaries will be explored later when looking at the revolutions of 1848. The final and most important type of revolution that will be discussed is a military coup, instigated by the military and possibly supported by the general populace, but under direct influence by the military forces.
             The first major revolution was the American Declaration of Independence, which although outside the time period, warrants note as it heavily influenced the French D
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