Enlightenment Review

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A time period in the 1600s in Europe when new ideas and concepts formed, for example, logic, individual rights and the scientific method.

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Enlightenment

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an agreement among people in a society with their government.

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social contract

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A freedom people possess relating to life, liberty and property

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natural right

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the split of authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.

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separation of powers

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basic rights enjoyed by all people; another term for natural rights

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individual liberties

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A monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution

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limited monarchy

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a system of government in which people make their own laws

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self-government

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What ideas from the Enlightenment thinkers shaped colonists' views about government?

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social contract, natural rights, separation of powers

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Who wrote The Prince and argued that it is safer for a ruler to be feared than loved, favoring republics as the best form of government?

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Who wrote Two Treatises of Government and believed that all people were born with certain natural rights and that it was the job of government to protect those rights?

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John Locke