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John Locke
John Locke was a writer in the 17th century and the same man who came up with the idea of Life, liberty and property all being natural rights. England was in bad condition from the rule of kings and queens and many men began to realize that his ideas was what they needed and eventually his ideas spread across the world and influenced the Declaration of Independence. -
Jacques Rousseau
Jacques Rousseau was another thinker of the age of reason whos idea was that society should be ruled by the people’s general will. Rousseau’s idea influenced the United States in many ways not only is it the way our government functions but this idea really made America what it is now. -
Baron de Montesquieu
Baron de Montesquieu was thinker from the age of reason who came up with the idea that no one man should rule a country, instead he believed the power should be separated between three branches of government. Executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. This idea was later used by the founding fathers of the United States of America. -
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Influence of thinkers from the age of reason
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Influence on The founding fathers
Thomas Jefferson used John Lockes ideas to help form the Declaration of Independence using his key ideas of Life, Liberty and property as one of the main points of the Declaration of Independence. The idea of the government split into 3 parts and the general will of the people all helped form America.
