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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was born in April 5, 1588, West Port, Wiltshire, England. He was in the Social Contract-Agreement between people and government belives people are inherntly evil. He also contributed the Leviathan. -
John Locke
English philosopher and political (1632-1704) Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Ideas that were used in the U.S constitution and in the government. -
Montesquieu
French Lawyer, man of letter. Spirit of Laws (Legislature,Executive, and Judicial) 3 branches of Government, Seperation of Powers. -
François-Marie Voltaire
1694-1778. Contributions- Freedom of Speech and freedom of Religion & Fair Trial. French writer, philosopher and playwrighte. His ideas are found in the Bill of Rights. -
Benjamin Franklin
Franlin was an inventor, philosopher, author and polititan. He was also most importantly a founding father of the United States of America. BEn as well invented and adopted revolutionary ideas about scientific rationality, and other ideas that would have effects on our nation. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712-1778. Social Contract, Common good "Man is Born Free" Natural Rights. -
George Washington
President of Constitutional Convention, leader of Continental Army, and was of course the first president of the United States of America. -
John Adams
Adams was an important figure in Both the First and Second Continental Congresses. He was on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence and was central to its adoption. Later became fist vice president of the United States. -
Thomas Jefferson
Was a deligate to the second continental congress, was chosen to be a part of a committee of five that would draft the declaration of independance, and was John Adams' vice president and then became the third president of the United States of America. -
James Madison
James Madison was the 5th president and the author of the constitution. Founding father, and faught in the in the revolutionary war. He also fallowed Rousseu's enlightenment ideas in the preamble. -
Grievances of British subjects in the American Colonies
Declaration of Rights and Grievances was issued by the Stamp Act Congress in NYC in Oct.1765.Set forth what was to become the battle cry of the colonists. Drafted by J.Dickenson and congress members of Pennsylvania and presented at the congress. not only opposed the Stamp Act itself, but raised broader issue of who had the right to tax colonists. Arguing that colonists enjoyed all the inherent rights
and privaleges of people living in GB. Ideas were freedom of speech, religion, and fair trial. -
U.S Revolution
The American Revolution was a political upheaval during which the Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed an independent nation, the United States of America. Voltair's ideas of Freedom of Speech, Religion, & Fair Trial. -
Articles of Confederation
Problems 1. Had no system of federal courts,2. Congress had trouble passing laws. 3. It was nearly impossible to change the Articles of Confederation. Fixed 1. Court system created to deal with issues between citizens, states. 2. 50% plus 1 vote from each house plus signature from president. 3. Revised the Articles of Confederation to make them better. -
Declaration of Independence
Announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking their independence. The declaration of Independence had many enlightenment ideas like liberty, natural rights of man-life, and pursit of hapiness. -
North West Ordinance
The NorthWest Ordinance created the Northwest Territory, making it the first organized territory of the United States, from the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains, between British Canada and the Great Lakes to the north and the Ohio River to the south. The upper Mississippi River formed the Territory's western boundary Also established a government in the Northwest territory. -
Federalists & Anti-Federalists authors and arguments
The arguments against ratification appeared in various forms, by various authors. Collectively, these writings have become known as the Anti-Federalist Papers. Federalists understood citizens should have a role in their government, and the government derives its power, the anti-federalists did not feel the same, and wanted a loose government. Enlightenment thinkers, influenced Social Contract. -
U.S Constitution
The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. Replicated Montesquieu Spirit of Laws. -
Bill of Rights
Transcription of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. Called the "Bill of Rights", these amendments were ratified on December 15, 1791. Enlightenment ideas, Freedom of Speech, Religion, and a speedy Trial.
