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Enlighten.

People and Terms of the Enlightment Period

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Thomas Hobbes A well known Philosopher that believed humans were "bad" and should have no rights
John Lock A well known Philosopher that believed all humans were not bad and should have natural human rights
Montesquieu A philosopher, critical of absolute power and believed in the concept of seperation powers
Voltaire Argued for freedom of religion and speech
Laissez Faire Economics The belief that the marked 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 philosophers gathered to discuss the issues of the day
Enlightened Despots Absolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change
The Three Estates - First Estate: made up of the clergy who owned about 10% of land in France and made 3% of the population- Second Estate: made up the nobility and did not pay taxes also made up 3% of France population. - Third Estate: made up of bourgeoisie or wealth
Estates General Estates General was the meeting of the three estates which was called as France was on the verge of bankruptcy
Tennis Court Oath Oath that was sighned by the fed up third estate
National Assembly
The Storming of Bastille In addition to the forming of the national assembly, on July 14, 1789 an angry mob formed outside a prison castle called BastilleThe mob demanded weapons they believed were in the castle, but the commander opened fire on the 800 people.The mob finally b
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