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Hobbes
A Philisoph who believed government were here to protect people. He also believed that people are evil. -
John Locke
He was an Enlightenment Philisoph that believed The natural rights of a human are life, liberty and property. -
The Enlightenment
A period of time where there were revalations in art and science. "age of reasaon" -
Montesquieu
A philosoph from the enlightenment period who was called the spirit of laws. he beloieved in the three branches of the government. (seperation of powers) -
Voltaire
A philisoph from the Enlightenment period who believed in freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. -
Rousseau
A philisoph from the Enlightenment period who believed in the common good. He believed that all men were born free and in natural rights. -
George Washington
He was a member of the first contenental congress and the second contenental congress. He was then chosen to lead the Contenental army. He was the first pres. of the united states and a founding fathers of the U.S -
John Adams
An important figure in the first and second contenetal congress. He was on the comitee to fraft the Decloration of Independance and was inportant in its adoption. He later became the vice president and the second president of the united states. -
Thomas Jefferson
An Enlightenment philisoph that barrowed John Locke's idea of life, liberty and property and changed it to bettere suit his belieifs to life, libery and the persuit of happiness. -
Thomas Jefferson
He was a delegate in the second contental congress. He Was chosen to be part of the comitee that would draft the decloration on independance. -
The Grievances of British subjects in American colonies
The did not like the taxes for example the tea tax because the king should not have the power to tax America. The king also made the Stamp Act. The Enlightenment reflected this because people did not like the king. -
American Revolution
A very succesful militarty rebelion agienst britan by the 13 american colonies. -
The Decloration of Independance
A Decloation to tell britan that american wanted independance. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign and weak central government. The problems with the articles are congress did not have the power to tax, each state only had 1 vote in congress no matter the size, congress did not have the power to regulate forigen and interstate commerce, no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress, no national court system,Amendments to the Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote, Laws required a 9/13 majority to pass in Congres -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. -
Constitution
The constitution listed the laws and basic rights of the American people.It reflects the enlightenment because many philosers ideas influenced the constution. -
federalists
Some federalist were John Jay and James Madison, They believed in the constition and strong national government. The Enlightenment was an influence to this because people did not want america to turn into the Monarchy that Great Britian was. -
Anti-Federalists
Some Anti-Federalists were James Winthrop and Jame Moroe , they believed in state government and no constituion. This reflected the enlightenment because the philsophers wanted small government so America did not turn into a monarchy -
The Bill of Rights
The name of the first ten amendments added to the constitiotion of the united states. It was made to soothe the anti-federalits fears of natural rights being taken away.
