Enlightenment Philosophers Enlightenment Thinker John Locke Baron de

Enlightenment Philosophers Enlightenment Thinker John Locke Baron de Montesquieu Rousseau What did they write? Describe 2 -3 of their Main Ideas

Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke • Wrote: Two Treatises of Government (1689) • Main Ideas: • We are born with rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and property (natural rights). • If a government does not protect these rights, its citizens can overthrow it.

Enlightenment Thinkers Chart Baron de Montesquieu: • Wrote The Spirit of the Laws • Main Ideas: • Government’s power should be separated to protect people’s rights (separation of powers). • Each branch of government should check the other branches’ power (checks and balances).

Enlightenment Thinkers Chart Jean-Jacques Rousseau: • Wrote: The Social Contract (1762) • Main Ideas: • People are basically good, but corrupted by the evils of society. • Society needs an elected government (democracy) • The community should be placed above individuals

Warm Up: Test Questions • 1. What type of government did England have when the colonies were first established? A. dictatorship B. socialist state C. monarchy D. democracy • 3. Jamestown and the House of Burgesses are associated with which colony? A. Maryland B. Massachusetts C. Plymouth D. Virginia • 2. The term e pluribus unum found on our currency means: A. A diverse population coming together B. American sense of individualism C. Voting rights D. Our many freedoms • 4. Cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, plantations, and slavery are all associated with which colonial region? A. New England Colonies B. Southern Colonies C. Middle Colonies