The French Evolution was influenced by enlightenment ideas, especially ones about becoming a Republic.
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The French Revlolution was influenced by many enlightenment ideas, especially ones about Republic governments.
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T. Hobbes is born.
People are evil and selfish and need absolute monarchs. He favored kings and queens but the French rebles didn't. -
Locke is Born
Locke: People are born with natural rights, life, liberty, and property. The job of the government is to protect our basic rights,”locke” up our rights. French rebels wanted equal rihgts, no kings or queens. -
Montesquieu is Born
Montesquieu: What if government comes and takes our rights? There should be a separation of powers. The three branches, executive, legislative, judicial. Without Montesquieu the French Revolution wouldn't have happened because his idea of a repulic government is one of the reasons that strived them to rebel. -
Voltaire is Born
Voltaire: Government needs to be separate from the church. And people should have religious freedom. So the state and the government should be separate and not involved with each other. This was with the French revolution because they kept their republic government away from church rule. -
Rousseau is born.
Rousseau: We sign a contract between us and the government (social contract). Just like Locke, the government should protect us, and if they don’t we can back out of the government and make their own government. This is part of a Republic governtment, which iswhat the Frenchwent to fight for and set up. -
Revolution Breaks Out
I put January 1 because there isn't an exact date due to many revolts going on at different times. This is the year people started rebeling. -
Louis XVI is Executed
He was the last king of France. -
Rise of Nepolean
He helped lead the revolution. No exact date. -
Battle of Nations
October 16-19, 1812. Nopolean lost. -
Battle of Waterloo
In Belgium on June 18, 1815, defeat of French millitary.