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Thomas Hobbes believed the best way to preserve peoples writes was by having a king or to have a monarch. He believed that people are naturally bad. Believed in social contract, in which people gave up their rights in order to gain order. Wrote the book leviathan.
John Locke believed that democracy was the best way to preserve rights. He believed that people were naturally/ basically bad. believed in natural rights, which are right people had from birth. included life, liberty and property. Wrote two Treatises of Government
Montesquieu Was critical of absolute power and believed in the concept of separation of powers.
Natural Rights rights people had from birth
Voltaire Argued for freedom of religion and speech.Enlightenment Economics
Laissez Faire Economics the belief that the market should be allowed to set its own prices and correct itself.
Adam Smith Scottish Economics who wrote The Wealth of Nations who supported and proved the relevance of Laissez Faire Economics.
Salons places where writers, artists and Philosophes gathered to discuss the issues of the day.
Enlightened Despots absolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change.
Napoleon he won some battles, crowned himself emperor and tried to take over europe
Congress of Vienna established europe after Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo Led to the down fall of Napoleon
Natural Law laws you naturaly have and feel as a person
1st estate made up the clergy who owned about 10% of the land of France and were about 3% of the population.
2nd estate made up of the nobility didn’t pay taxes also made up about 3% of population.
3rd estate made up of the bourgeoisie or wealthier merchants and all of the poor, made up 93-% of France.
Estates General meeting of the three estates which was called as France was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Tennis Court Oath after the third estate was barred from the meeting they went to a tennis court and made an oath not to part and meet whenever needed
National Assembly reform minded nobles and clergy joined the third estate
The Storming of Bastille an angry mob formed outside a prison castle, demanded weapons they believed were in the castle, but the commander opened fire on the 800 people, they eventually got in
The Declaration of the Rights of man and Citizens protected the natural right of French citizens
Committee of Public Safety it began the reign of terror
Reign of Terror 300,00 french citivens were arrested for suspision of not supporting the revolution
The Directory restored order but was ulamitely currupt
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