The Enlightenment influencing the French Revolution?

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  • C) Frances uses Montesquieu's idea of the separation of powers.

    "The non-aristocratic members of the Third Estate now represented 98 percent of the people but could still be outvoted by the other two bodies." Although they could still be outvoted by the other two bodies, they still took up 98 percent of the people.

  • D) Thomas Hobbes writes "De Cive" (On the Citizen).

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    The Enlightenment

  • A) John Locke comes up with the three rules of life.

    As a person you are born with your; life, liberty, and property. If any of these are taken away, or violated, you are no longer a person.

  • C) Montesquieu writes the Separation of Powers

    Montesquieu wrote that there should be a separation of powers. That government should look like executive, a legislative, and a judicial, each of those should have powers, and “check” each other.

  • E) Montesquieu writes book "L'Esprit des lois."

    France uses Montesquieu's idea that a "monarchy is the best system of government for a people who prized freedom." and that the French would have to become accustomed to making use of the estates with which they were themselves already familiar: the Crown, the aristocratic courts, the Church, the landed nobility and the chartered cities.

  • B) Rousseau writes the social contract.

    He believed that government was actually a social contract. Contracts are agreements between the people and the government. It is the Governments job to protect our life, liberty, and property and if not, they can back out and be done with the government that can't protect your life.

  • D) The French have high frustrations with their new leader Bonaparte.

    The French use Hobbes idea that all people are selfish and evil.
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    The French Revolution

  • A) French Revolution uses John Lockes work

    The French use Locke's books about the three natural rights and applied them with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

  • E) France uses Montesquieu's book "L'Esprit des lois." to help in the revolution

    Frances uses Monetesquieu's idea that a "monarchy is the best system of government for a people who prized freedom. and that "the French would have to become accustomed to making use of the estates with chich they were themselves already familiar; the Crown, the aristocratic courts, the Church, the landed nobility and the chartered cities.

  • B) The French Revolution uses Rousseau's tactic with the social contract.

    "France rapidly transformed into a democratic and secular society with freedom of religion, legalization of divorce, decriminalization of same-sex relationships, and civil rights for Jews and black people. The Republic was proclaimed in September 1792 after the French victory at Valmy."