The statement that describes the main idea of this text is that many European countries lost their control over many colonies in the Americas in the 19th century.
According to the passage many of the colonies in America took up arms and fought to gain their independence.
The passage says that the revolutions in the south and central part of America was due to the revolution that had taken place in the French and American revolution.
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