The Enlightenment caused the French Revolution by the rich being greedy/evil, people discovering their natural rights, creating a free formed government, the church & government separating, & the separation of powers.

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  • Thomas Hobbs

    Thomas Hobbs
    Published the Leviathan and said people were "greedy and evil" He believed the world was evil and that everyone hated eachother in someway. (Lecture Notes)

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    Published his writings of Natural Rights. He believed that everyone was born with natural right as in life, liberty/freedom and property. (Lecture Notes)

  • Time to go

    King of France went to arrest Voltare for his idea of the seperation of the church and government but Voltare fled the country. (Lecture Notes)

  • Motesquieu

    Proposed the idea of seperation of powers. The powers were called Executive, Legislative, And Judical. Theses are the seperation of powers the U.S. uses. (Lecture Notes)

  • Rousseau

    Formed the idea of a free government and also helped cause the French revolution. He said the government is like a contract and the people and the government. This forms a social contract. (Lecture Notes)

  • Revolution is in effect

    Revolution is in effect
    Angry crowd marched on the Bastille (symbol of hatred shown for King Louis) (History List).This is important becaus this is the time that the people for the revolution started to hate the greedy and evil, aka the king.

  • Equality is wanted

    Equality is wanted
    Mostly women marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles demanding food and calling out the rich (for having the luxuries). (History List) This is also important because it showed that they wanted their natural rights.

  • Big Mistake

    Big Mistake
    King and family tried to flee the country but were caught (had to deal with a monarch that was against the revolution and was majorly hated by all people). (History List) This is important because this shows how Motesquieu idea of seperation of powers could help.

  • Working for Equality

    Working for Equality
    Constitution came into effect making France a constitutional monarchy. (History List) This is also important because the ideas of Rousseaus helped move the revolution in the right direction.

  • WAR!

    WAR!
    France declares war on Austria (revolutionaries wanted the war to unify the nation). (History List) This is important because this also caused a fleud between Voltare and King and Austria.

  • Works Cited

    History List. "List of 10 Major Events of the French Revolution."
    List of 10 Major Events of the French Revolution. N.p., 2012. Web. 23 Mar. 2016. Lecture Notes

  • Conclusion

    In conclusion the French revolution was caused by the Enlightenment by the rich being greedy and evil, discovering their natural rights, church and government seperated, seperation of powers, and the government formed freely.