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Enlightenment Philosophers

Enlightenment Philosophers. Enlightenment Thinkers. John Locke Wrote: Two Treatises of Government (1689) Main Ideas: We are born with rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and property (natural rights).

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Enlightenment Philosophers

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  1. Enlightenment Philosophers

  2. Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke Wrote:Two Treatises of Government (1689) Main Ideas: We are born with rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and property (natural rights). If a government does not protect these rights, its citizens can overthrow it.

  3. Enlightenment Thinkers Chart Baron de Montesquieu: WroteThe Spirit of the Laws Main Ideas: Government’s power should be separated to protect people’s rights (separation of powers). Each branch of government should check the other branches’ power (checks and balances).

  4. Enlightenment Thinkers Chart Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Wrote: The Social Contract (1762) Main Ideas: People are basically good, but corrupted by the evils of society. Society needs an elected government (democracy) The community should be placed above individuals

  5. Warm Up: Test Questions • 1. What type of government did England have when the colonies were first established? A. dictatorship B. socialist state C. monarchy D. democracy • 2. The term e pluribus unum found on our currency means: A. A diverse population coming together B. American sense of individualism C. Voting rights D. Our many freedoms • 3. Jamestown and the House of Burgesses are associated with which colony? A. Maryland B. Massachusetts C. Plymouth D. Virginia • 4. Cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, plantations, and slavery are all associated with which colonial region? A. New England Colonies B. Southern Colonies C. Middle Colonies

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