English Enlightenment
Life, Liberty , and Property were the natural rights offered by this thinker.
John Locke
Proposed a "separation of powers".
Montesquieu
The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
Date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
July 4th, 1776
Date the Constitution was ratified by the constitutional convention.
September 17th, 1787
People are naturally evil and there must be a strong government to limit that was suggested by this man.
Thomas Hobbes
Outspoken against the French Government AND the Catholic Church.
Voltaire
Battle that the Americans lost in 1775, but encouraged them to continue the fight for independence.
Bunker Hill
Who the colonists were declaring independence from.
Britain
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The Preamble
What one thing did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both have in common?
The both lived during the English Civil War (1642-1651)
Curated the writings of other philosophes in his Encyclopedia.
Denis Diderot
What country assisted the Americans in the war simply because they hated Britain?
France
The three "certain unalienable rights" everyone has.
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
One of the 13 states that was present at the signing of the US Constitution
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia
Thomas Hobbes lived from ___ - ___?
1588-1679
Promoter of the "general will".
Rousseau
What battle in 1781 secured victory for the Americans and began to end the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
The three "truths to be self-evident".
All men are created equal, endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights.
The President at the time of the signing of the US Constitution.
George Washington
John Locke lived from ___ - ___?
1632-1704
Author of The Spirit of Laws which discusses the need to limit the government by establishing systems of checks and balances.
Montesquieu
The two Acts that taxed the colonists pushing them towards declaring independence.
Stamp and Sugar Acts
Date the Continental Congress agreed to declare independence.
July 2nd, 1776
One of the 13 original states that was not present at the signing of the US Constitution.
Rhode Island