In 1770, Crispus Attucks<span>, a black man, became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre. He later became a symbol of the Abolitionist movement.</span>
Expansion of Slavery impacted the lives of already enslaved people, by causing them to continue being abused and held as slaves. The expansion further strengthened the practice of slavery, making it even harder for slaves to escape and causing more people to be enslaved too.
<span>Nationalism became popular after the French Revolution because many nations thought each nationality should have its own government. It promoted the idea that the people owned the state and the people had an important stake in the state.
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