In an early uprising, the Italian state of Piedmont declared war against Austria and lost
Back then, Austria was one of the most powerful Empire in the world and the state of Piedmont simply did not have enough allies and power to win against them
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Corollary announced the United States intention to take their place
The French Revolution and the American Revolution were almost direct results of Enlightenment thinking. The idea that society is a social contract between the government and the governed stemmed from the Enlightenment as well