The second half of the eighteenth century saw the culmination of centuries of European exploration and conquest into centralized global empires. The dawn of the industrial revolution was facilitated by the collection of the world's by geographically small European countries. Due to their successful political model authority was maintained across all continents. Notable challenges that came to global imperialism by both native countries and colonial citizens of overseas colonies failed to overthrow European domination but they would influence reforms of future years.
Doors to a global world[]
The experience of the colonies[]
Precisely after 1760 most of the European majority New World colonies of European Empires began to feel a strong sense of national identity that transcended their origins. The phenomenon of colonial rebellion still holds high interest to imperial administrators as both a practical and theoretical manner. The reasons behind the rebellions that began from the 1770s and carried on through the first half of the 19th century have not been completely agreed upon. However different viewpoints have been taken by three main schools of thought taken from universities from Britain and Spain proper as well and their New World Colonies.
British Perspective
Spanish Perspective
Colonial Perspective