Enlightenment Vocabulary

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Monarchy with limited power

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Limited monarchy

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Group of leaders who declared independence and framed US government

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Founding Fathers

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Government by its own members

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self-government

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Natural rights according to John Locke

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Life, liberty and property

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John Locke's belief on government

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Social contract

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First document limiting powers of the king (1215)

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Magna Carta

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Montesquieu's concept: 3 branches of government

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Separation of powers

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First self-government document in colonies

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Mayflower Compact

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Period emphasizing education and logic

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Enlightenment

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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine

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Common Sense