When Was the Enlightenment
17th and 18th Century
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government should respect the will of the people and supported direct democracy
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
What type of government did Europe have during the Enlightenment
Absolute monarchy
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote extensively about the need for there to be a separation of power and a system of checks and balances in government
Baron de Montesquieu
What did the Enlightenment advocate for
Liberty, religious tolerance, education, use of logic and reason
Mary Wollstonecraft was inspired by the Enlightenment to advocate for what cause?
Women’s right to education
What are natural rights
Rights all people are born with
William Wilberforce was inspired by the Enlightenment to advocate for what cause?
Abolition of Slavery
Which Enlightenment thinker believed people have the right to Life, Liberty, and Property and that the people can overthrow the government if the government fails to protect those rights
John Locke
Which Revolutions were inspired by Enlightenment ideals?
French Revolution, American Revolution, Haitian Revolution, Latin American Revolutions