The Age of Enlightenment

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The Age of Enlightenment 1600’s Urged reason and logic for figuring out nature’s laws Natural law could be applied to society Promoted democracy over monarchy

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) People could not rule themselves Give up rights to absolute monarch for fear of a violent death

John Locke (1632-1704) Natural Rights – all people are born with basic rights (Life, Liberty, Property) Social Contract – Relation between government and the people is a contract People obey laws Government protects rights Right to rebel – if the government does not protect rights it is the right of the people to destroy that government

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Everywhere gov. is oppressing the people The only just gov. is one the people create

Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) Gov. needs power but power corrupts Protect the people by separating the powers of gov. into three branches Write the laws Enforce the laws Interpret the laws

Who wrote Common Sense and what was its purpose? Thomas Paine Purpose was to encourage revolution

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson

Two Purposes of Declaration Declare independence State the reasons why