French Revolution

Posted on December 8, 2010

Here are some internet sources for the French Revolution.
Remember: copy/paste is absolutely wrong, illegal, immoral, a violation of the Honor Code, and completely worthless in terms of learning.
Read.
Summarize.
Re-write.
Learn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist7.html

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h33-fr.html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html

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Quotes of Enlightenment Thinkers

Posted on November 13, 2007

What quotes did you find by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu that supported their views on government and/or the nature of humanity? What was it about the quote(s) that you found most interesting? Do you agree or disagree with the author(s) opinions?

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The Enlightenment

Posted on November 13, 2007

Beliefs of Enlightenment thinkers:

·         All the world runs by natural laws, such as the law of supply and demand in economics.

·         The scientific method is used to find these natural laws.

·         All people can be educated.

·         Sovereignty rests with the people.

·         Government should ensure separation of church and state.

·         Government is whatever the people want; then a contract is made whereby government protects natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

 

John Locke’s role in influencing Enlightenment thinkers:

      Locke believed in the “contract theory of government” and held that sovereignty rests with the people. He opposed absolutism. His book: Two Treatises on Government.

 

Other Enlightenment thinkers:

·         Montesquieu—He wrote Spirit of the Laws and called for separation of powers.

·         Rousseau—He wrote The Social Contract where he discussed majority rule and his belief that the government is a contract between the people and the government.

·         Voltaire—He suggested religious toleration and believed in separation of church and state.

 

With a partner, find places in the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution that were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers.

http://www.constitution.org/us_doi.htm

http://www.constitution.org/us_doi.htm

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The Enlightenment and the French Revolution

Posted on November 12, 2007

 How did the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers influence the French Revolution? 

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