Enlightenment and American Revolution Flashcard

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What was NOT one of the 3 major emphases of the Enlightenment?

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Religion

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Who argued that distributing powers to separate branches of government would avoid tyranny and promote quality?

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Montesquieu

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Cataloged the new Enlightenment worldview in his work, the encyclopedia?

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Diderot

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Believed man had 3 natural rights: life, liberty, and property. Emphasized a government that had a limited amount of power.

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John Locke

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Who believed that men were naturally wicked and needed to live under a sovereign power to avoid conflict?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Emphasized a separation of powers in government with a system of checks and balances.

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Montesquieu

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Conceptualized a social contract, or an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Led the Sons of Liberty, a group that showcased the harmful British practices in the colonies.

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Samuel Adams

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Led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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George Washington

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The monarch in Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution.

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George III