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Enlightenment Thinkers and their Ideas

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Who wrote about natural law   Thomas Aquinas  
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Who believed people were naturally selfish and violent   Thomas Hobbes  
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Who believed that governments should answer to their people   John Locke  
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Who believed that people had natural rights, like life, liberty, and property   John Locke  
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Who believed that government's job should be to protect our natural rights   John Locke  
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Who believed that government was a contract between the rulers and the people they ruled   John Locke or Rousseau  
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Who wrote about the importance of religious freedom   Voltaire  
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Who wrote that the powers of government should be separated   Montesquieu  
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What British document limits royal powers and says the rule of law applies to monarchs   Magna Carta  
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What British document said monarchs couldn't tax the people without the Parliament's consent   English Bill of Rights  
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What British document said people had the right to petition (ask) the king for something   English Bill of Rights  
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What British document said people had a right to a fair and speedy trial by a jury of their peers   English Bill of Rights  
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