1. Get your folder and sit in your assigned seat
Enlightenment Ideas
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2. Opening Question
What did the Pilgrims hope to achieve when writing the Mayflower Compact?

3. Sample Test Question (Standard 1.1)
The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government expressed by Montesquieu?

4. The Enlightenment
The “Age of the Enlightenment” occurred during the 18th century in Europe.
The Enlightenment focused on the ideas of reason, liberty, and individual rights.
Ideas from the Enlightenment impacted the ideas included in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

5. John Locke Born 1632 in England
Was a doctor, philosopher and political scientist
Believed that all humans are created the same and that they learn and develop differently because they are exposed to different things

6. Natural Rights
Human being are born with fundamental basic rights including right to life, liberty, property, and freedom to find happiness

7. Social Contract
Citizens give up some freedom they would have had in a state of nature and in exchange the government protects the citizens’ right to life liberty and property.

8. Baron de Montesquieu
Born Charles Louis de Secondat in 1689 in Bordeaux, France
Inherited his uncle’s fortune and title when he was 27
Believed liberty is peace of mind that comes from being safe.
Safety only exists if everyone follows the law
If governments provide and enforce clear laws it would increase liberty

9. Separation of Powers
The government is divided into parts and each part has its own purpose.

10. Checks and Balances
Each separate branch has the ability to limit the power of the other branches.

11. Work Period Finish the worksheet “Enlightenment Ideas”.
Read each quote and decide which enlightenment idea influenced the writer. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Follow the instructions on the back for answering the sample test question

12. Sample Test Question (Standard 1.1)
The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government expressed by Montesquieu? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

13. Common Sense
Thomas Paine was greatly influenced by a period called the “Age of Enlightenment”