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Voltaire Wanted freedom of thought and expression
John Locke Wanted natural rights-life, liberty, and property and thought it was gov. job to protect these rights if not you could overthrow them.
Montesquieu Wanted seperation of powers and three branches of government. "checks and balances" each branch checks each other.
Thomas Hobbes Thought all humans were naturally selfish and wicked, thought people should hand over power to a very strong ruler. Thought absolute monarchy was best.
Mary Wollstonecraft Wanted women's equality. Didn't think that womens education should be secondary to mens.
Jean Jaques Rousseau Wanted individual freedom, thought only good gov. was one freely formed by the people and guided by "general will".All poeple were equal nobility should be abolished.
Beccaria Believed people should recieve a speedy trial, no cruel unfair punishment, and that punishment should be based on degree of crime.
Stamp Act colonists were taxed for the french and indian war and protested that it wasn't fair because no taxation without representation
Bill of Rights Ten amendments that protected basic rights such as freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, etc.
French and Indian War A war with the French and Indians against England. America won their independence.
heliocentric theory A theory that the sun is in the center
Declaration of Indepenence Written in July 1776 by political leader Thomas Jefferson based on ideas from Locke and the Enlight.
natural rights the right to life liberty and property
reasons for the americans winning the war 1.they had more motivation since they were defending their homeland 2. overconfident british generals 3. British were fighting overseas which was very expensive 4. tax weary citizens called for peace 5. Americans got help from the french since they hatedB
Articles of Confederation was a weak national government to the 13 states, no executive or judicial branches, only had one body of gov. which was the congress. it soon was abolished it was bad.
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