Ideas
What were the birth rights that John Locke made called?
Natural Rights.
Who were 2 philosophers of the Enlightenment?
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes (example).
What war did the Enlightenment influence?
Revolutionary War.
Who was the first President to take ideas from the Enlightenment?
George Washington.
What were all of the Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, and Property.
What did John Locke and Thomas Hobbes agree with each other about?
Social Contract.
What was the event that marked the birth of the USA?
Signing of the DOI.
Did Thomas Jefferson sign the Constitution?
No.
What is the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was an 18th-century movement about reason and logic (example).
What did John Locke and Thomas Hobbes disagree with each other about?
Locke believed in democracy for the better of the people. Hobbes believed that humans should all submit to a monarch.
What were the most important ideas of the Enlightenment? (At least two)
The natural rights, science, etc. (examples)
What is one thing Alexander Hamilton was known for?
He was a main advocate of the DOI (example).
What Enlightenment ideas influenced the Constitution? (at least two)
Natural rights and the Social Contract (example).
What was James Madison known for?
Being the “father” of the Constitution.
An idea of self-government caused the pilgrims to make this document to the king in apology.
Magna Carta.
What was John Locke’s point of view of government?
The concept of a social contract, where individuals leave a "state of nature" to form a civil society.
What specific amendments did John Locke influence?
First and Ninth Amendment.
Who signed all three of the Declaration, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin.