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Enlightenment Philosophes
Enlightenment was the age of reason
Hobbes-social contract, Agreement between people and government, Believes people are inherently evil.
Locke-Natural rights of life,liberty,property.
Rousseau-Social contract,common good, "Man is born free," Natural rights.
Montesquieu- Spirit of laws, 3 branches of government , seperation of power
Voltaire- Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, Fair trials -
Grievances of British Subjects in the american colonies
The british taxed america which america didn't like. The taxes were the sugar act, stamp act, quartering act, townshend act, tea act. So to stop this they had a war which was over their freedom from Britian. It connects to the enlightenment because of the war which led america fighting for their freedom from britian. -
Revolution
It was a war between the american colonies and Britian in which the colonies broke free from Britian and formed a new country because they won the war. It connects to the enlightenment by Rousseau's "Man is born free" because they were fighting for freedom from britian. -
Founding Fathers
The political leaders who were part of the American revolution and the founding of the new nationafter the wasr was won. Some examples of them are George Washington, In all his leadership positions he showed a steadfastness od purpose and helped create the precedents and foundations that would form america.Two more examples are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The founding fathers created the Constitution which connects to the enlightenment because there are three branches of government. -
Declaration of Independence
It anounced the United States were no longer part of Britian and they were their own country. The political philosophy f the declaration was not nerw. Its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of Confederation was a Written agreement between the thirteen original states that established the confederacy known as the United States of America. The Constitution of 1788 replaced this document. The Articles of Confederation set the foundation for the constitution that the United States currently has in place. -
Articles of Confederation, problems that led to consttution
The articles of confederations problems were it was a unorganized plan for the US goverment and people were starting to call them the dis-united States. -
North West Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. -
The constitution
The constitution is the supreme law of the United Staes of America.The Constitution, originally were seven articles. It has seven articles.The connection between them are montesquieu had the idea of three branches in goverment. -
Federalist
Alexander Hamilton - coauthor of the Federalist Papers
James Madison - coauthor of the Federalist Papers
John Jay - coauthor of the Federalist Papers
The federalists argued for a strong central government, to help keep the diverse country from splitting apart into numerous smaller confederacies.
The connection was that institutions of man could govern man without the will of God involved was unheard of to say the least, and both sides had strong bends towards this -
Anti-federalists
George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
Patrick Henry - he was the author of the give me liberty give me death.
Their agruments were the Constitution Gives a Blank Check for the Central Government to Wield Uncontrolled and Unlimited Power
The connection was that institutions of man could govern man without the will of God involved was unheard of to say the least, and both sides had strong bends towards this -
Bill of rights
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
The connection is that Voltaie came up with Freedom of speech, religion, and fair trial. Also Locke came up with natural rights of life, liberty and property
