The Enlightenment- Extra Credit

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    The Enlightenment- Extra Credit

  • Salons first appeared in France

    The salons were lead by women and a popular place for philosophers to discuss new works and ideas. It also happened to be one of the only opportunities women had to participate in the era.

  • John Locke produces the 'The Two Treatises on Government'

    Locke's publishing opposed the divine right of kings and advocates the protection of individual rights.

  • John Wesley establishes the Methodist Church

    The Methodist churches were founded in England and the United States, whose values supported individual worth and freedom from traditional religious administration.

  • The Great Awakening occurred in the English colonies

    This was a resurgence in religious principles in the English colonies and America, encouraged through the efforts of John Wesley.

  • Voltaire publishes his "Philosophical Letters on the English"

    Voltaire's admiration of the English institution is displayed through this writing, which helped to widen Europe's knowledge of the scientific insights and reforms taking place in Great Britain.

  • David Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" is published

    David Hume writes a proclamation of the new skepticism and philosophical naturalism, advocating the idea of human nature being ruled not by reason but by personal dedication.

  • The publishing of Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Law"

    Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Law" held his two core developments: the separation of powers and the varying of government in correlation to climate. These helped add to the reforms of the government taking place at the time.

  • Madame de Geoffrin popularized salons

    Madame de Geoffrin was one of the leading salonniéres and helped to continue and enhance the gatherings that were taking place in France.

  • The Encyclopédie was published

    The Encyclopédie was a compilation of enterprises of philosophical minds and encouraged the human will, as well as presented the issues of society.

  • Rousseau publishes his "Social Contract"

    The "Social Contract" speaks of Rousseau's belief of humanity being one that sees people as capable of goodness. Rousseau's previous ideas displayed in his "Origin of the Inequality Among Men"(1753) were that of civilization being the center of evil, which he revised in this newer piece.

  • Catherine the Great began her rule of Russia

    After her husband, Peter III's, speedy assassination, Catherine gained the Russian throne and began to lead the country on a reforming path.

  • The First Partition of Poland

    Austria, Russia, and Prussia instituted the first Partition of Poland. Each country took some of the territory, decreasing Poland's size.

  • Pugachev's rebellion took place in Russia

    Emelian Pugachev, a former soldier, proclaimed himself to be the rightful ruler of Russia and lead the peasants and serf in revolt. Catherine quickly put a stop the the rebellion. In order to maintain the reestablished order, she gifted the landowners and nobles more liberties, thus waving goodbye to her reforming efforts.

  • Thomas Paine produces his pamphleteers of "Common Scene"

    These pamphlets were great influences on the English colonies' initiative to become independent of Britain.

  • Mary Wollstonecraft's publication of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"

    Wollstonecraft writes of the inequality women remained under during the Enlightenment, introducing the concepts of a woman's education being a significant piece to the success of motherhood and societies progress.

  • The Third Partition of Poland

    Following the previous two partitions, Poland was partitioned again, discontinuing the countries existence. The territory was again sectioned and obtained by Russia, Austria,and Prussia.