| Goal | Overthrowing British monarchy and colonial rule |
| Type | Revolutionary, clandestine organization |
| Legacy | Inspired revolutionary movements worldwide |
| Origin | |
| Values | Democracy • Social equality • Individual freedom |
| Strategies | Guerrilla warfare • Sabotage |
| Active years | Late 17th Century - 19th Century |
| Significant contributions | Revolutionary War in America • Haitian Revolution • French Revolution • Latin American Independence wars |
