 In the United Kingdom, it can be defined as those who advocate for the removal of the monarch as head of state, or for the replacement of the monarch with an elected figurehead, as in Irish nationalism.In Australia, revolutionary republicanism is closely tied to moderate nationalism, along with opposition to monarchy.Leading up to and during the War of the American Independence, in the 1760s and 1770s, intellectual and political leaders in the Thirteen Colonies closely read history to compare forms of governments and their effectiveness.