Enlightenment Basics
This is a period in the 18th century where people started using reason to understand the world, not just faith or tradition.
The Enlightenment
This English philosopher argued people were born with natural rights, like life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
According to John Locke, these are fundamental rights that everyone is born with.
Natural rights
The main idea behind Enlightenment thinking was using this to understand the world.
Reason
This French philosopher proposed the idea of a government with three separate branches to check and balance power.
Montesquieu
This is the concept of people giving up some freedom in exchange for protection and security from a government.
Social contract
This is another name for the Enlightenment.
Age of Reason
What president helped with the enlightenment
Thomas Jefferson
What did John Locke consider a government's most important role or duty?
Protect or preserve the natural rights of the people