Enlightenment Flashcards
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What did John Locke believe?
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He believed job of governing was to protect rights of the people or be overthrown (natural rights)
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What was the enlightenment?
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- 17th century intellectual movement
- worked to limit power of government and church
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What did Montesquieu believe in?
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Separation of powers
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Voltaire beliefs
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Freedom of speech
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What did the enlightenment lead to?
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- the American Revolution,
- U.S constitution and Bill of Rights
- French Revolution
- Latin American wars for independence
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What is the Divine Right?
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Belief that God puts monarch on throne
