Enlightenment & Revolution

The right to life, liberty, and property

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural beauty

• popular sovereignty

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

An agreement between free individuals and government

• natural rights

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

The idea that government power comes from the people.

• natural rights

• social contract

• consent of the governed

• salons

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Beccaria

Enlightenment ideas influenced American colonists to challenge British authority.

• True

• False

A "break up" letter to King George III of England from the American colonists.

• Bill of Rights

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Ten Commandments

A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

• scientific revolution

• geocentric theory

• catholic church

• social contract

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

• natural rights

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• 10 Commandments

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Mr. Salguero