The Enlightenment
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Mrs. Schlaubach
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The Enlightenment
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There were 4 main ideas in the Enlightenment:
Natural born rights of citizens
Limits of the power of government
Social contract in which the citizens agree to be governed in exchange for their rights being protected
The consent of the governed: a government only has the power with the approval of the citizens.
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Multiple Choice
Which "citizens" were left out of this thought process when the Declaration of Independence was written?
women, enslaved Africans, and Native Americans
white males
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Let's take a closer look at how the ideas of the Enlightenment helped shape a revolution...
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Multiple Select
Check all that apply: Who was John Locke?
An English philosopher and physician
Widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers
Commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism."
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Multiple Choice
true or false: John Locke inspired both the European Enlightenment and the writers of the Constitution of the United States.
true
false
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John Locke's influential ideas:
Citizens have fundamental rights of "life, liberty, and property."
He believed that the most basic human law of nature is the preservation of mankind.
To preserve mankind, he reasoned that individuals have the right and duty to preserve their own lives.
These ideas were inspirational to Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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