<sod>Some historians contend that the rebellions in 1837 ought to be viewed in the wider context of the late-18th- and early-19th-century [[Atlantic Revolutions|Atlantic revolutions]]. The [[American Revolutionary war]] in 1776, the [[French Revolution]] of 1789–1799, the [[Haitian Revolution]] of 1791–1804, the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798]], and the rebellions in [[Spanish America]] (1810–1825) were inspired by republican ideals,<ref>Ducharme, Michel (2010) ''Le concept de liberté au Canada à l'époque des Révolutions atlantiques (1776–1838)'' McGill/Queens University Press: Montreal/Kingston. The book was awarded the John A. MacDonald award for best book 2010 by the Canadian Historical Association</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducharme|first=Michel|title=Closing the Last Chapter of the Atlantic Revolution: The 1837–38 Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada.|journal=Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society|year=2006|volume=116|issue=2|pages=413–430|url=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44539644.pdf}}</ref><ref>Wim Klooster, ''Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History'' (2009)</ref> but whether the rebels would have gone so far as to usurp the Crown remains a subject for historical debate. Great Britain's [[Chartism|Chartists]] sought the same democratic goals.<eod>
<sod>Some historians contend that the rebellions in 1837 ought to be viewed in the wider context of the late-18th- and early-19th-century [[Atlantic Revolutions|Atlantic revolutions]]. The [[American Revolutionary war]] in 1776, the [[French Revolution]] of 1789–99, the [[Haitian Revolution]] of 1791–1804, the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798]] and the rebellions in [[Spanish America]] (1810–25) were inspired by republican ideals,<ref>Ducharme, Michel (2010) ''Le concept de liberté au Canada à l'époque des Révolutions atlantiques (1776–1838)'' McGill/Queens University Press: Montreal/Kingston. The book was awarded the John A. MacDonald award for best book 2010 by the Canadian Historical Association</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducharme|first=Michel|title=Closing the Last Chapter of the Atlantic Revolution: The 1837–38 Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada.|journal=Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society|year=2006|volume=116|issue=2|pages=413–430|url=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44539644.pdf}}</ref><ref>Wim Klooster, ''Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History'' (2009)</ref> but whether the rebels would have gone so far as to usurp the Crown remains a subject for historical debate. Great Britain's [[Chartism|Chartists]] sought the same democratic goals.<eod>