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Enlightenment in Europe. Chapter 20 Miss Isler World History I. Essential Question. How did European thinkers express new ideas?. Enlightenment. Brought ideas together from the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution Belief in the use of reason and scientific method. Newton. Isaac Newton - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 20Miss Isler
World History I
How did European thinkers express new ideas?
Brought ideas together from the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution
Belief in the use of reason and scientific method
Isaac Newton Discovered the law of gravity Owed his success to Kepler and Galileo-
Kepler- planet’s motion around the sun Galileo- motion of pendulums and acceleration of
balls rolling down a slope Newton discovered that the same force
ruled the motions of the planets, the rolling balls, the pendulum, and all matter on Earth.
Gravity= objects attract one another, depending on mass and distance
Philosophes- group of people who said people could apply reason to all aspects of life, just like Newton Reason- absence of intolerance, prejudice Nature- natural laws of economics, politics,
motion Happiness- happy if live by nature’s laws. Do not
accept misery like before Progress- because use science, humans can be
perfect Liberty- through reason, society could be free
If follow these- Enlightened
Real name Francois Marie Arouet
Hates Monarchy Read John Locke- English
Enlightenment writer Emphasized reason
and natural rights of humans
Mocked French ways in his writings
Candide- most famous, satiric novel, shows hypocrisy of religion, useless idea of optimism
Paris the cultural, intellectual center of Europe
Salons= social gatherings Wealthy hostesses invited poets, charming
conversationalists, etc. for conversation Most famous hostess is Marie
Therese Geoffrin How Enlightenment thoughts spread
Denis Diderot- creator of the Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia brought together all current and enlightened thinking on technology, science, mathematics, music, art, medicine, government, law, geography, etc.
Louis XV did not like the Encyclopedia (thought provoked too much thought), so banned further editions
Fashionable to have scientific instruments in house- look through telescopes to stars
Discovery of Oxygen Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity
(or how to refine it) James Cook of England charted the
Pacific, Australia, Hawaii
Baroque- “odd”, more ornate than art of the Renaissance
Baroque music shows drama and complexity
Johann Sebastian Bach
After Baroque, more classical, united melodies with sonatas Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven
How did European thinkers express new ideas?
Section 2 Essential Question: What does it mean to
be Free?
Physiocrats- french economic theorists, governments should allow…
Free Trade- the flow of commerce in the world market without government regulation
Economy would prosper without government regulation
Wealth of Nations- free economy more prosperous Law of self-interest Law of competition Law of supply and demand
Market economy- natural laws are free to operate, good produced at lowest price.
Studied Rome- said fall was related to loss of political liberties
Britain best because governed by 3 groups: Executive- king Legislative- Parliament, law makers Judicial- judges
Separation of powers On the Spirit of Laws- says checks and
balances is key to success of a government
Jean Jacques Rousseau- French The Social Contract- “Man is born free,
yet everywhere he is in chains.” Best government was ruled with the
consent of the people Locke more conservative, Rousseau liberal
because he believed people should be sovereign (dominant) and liberty and justice will survive in a state where the “general will” of the people was all powerful.
What does it mean to be Free?
Section 3 Essential Question: What were the
characteristics of an Enlightened Despot?
Enlightened Despots meant favoring religious tolerance, making economic and legal reforms, and justifying their rule by its usefulness to society rather than by divine right
Frederick II of Prussia Catherine the Great of Russia
Began war of Austrian Succession
Frederick the Great Friends with Voltaire Granted religious freedom
to Catholics and Protestants, but discriminated against Polish and Prussian Jews
Reduced, but not abolish torture
Made his goal of his reign that he wanted to serve and strengthen his country
His attitude appealed to the philosophes
1767- called nobles, free peasants, and townspeople to frame the constitution
Wanted to stop capital punishment, end torture, abolish serfdom
Never improved life of the peasants- by end of her reign, 95% of Russia’s people were serfs
Used war frequently- against philosophe’s ideas
Partition of Poland Catherine’s Achievement-enlarged
Russia by 200,000 square miles
Were Frederick II of Prussia and Catherine the great Enlightened? If so, how? Why not?
Section 4 Essential Question: What was unique
about the British Government?
Philosophes saw England’s government as most progressive
Glorious Revolution gave England a Constitutional Monarchy- power of the ruler is limited by the law
Great Britain= England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
Development of the Cabinet- an executive committee that acted in the ruler’s name, but really represented the majority party in Parliament
George I and II were not English- never learned English. They needed help from Parliament to rule. Sir Robert Walpole helped, and he ushered in the Prime Minister- the ruler of the majority party in Parliament
Past Prime Ministers= Pitt the Elder Pitt the Younger Duke of Wellington Disraeli Gladstone Balfour Asquith Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair Gordon Brown- current
1763- Britain’s strongest colonial and naval power in Europe
Sugar trade from west indies most profitable
Canada largest part of the British empire Colonies existed to enrich the lives of
people back in England Colonies could only sell their products to
British companies- no one else
Stamp Act- colonies in America had to pay British to have stamps on letters, official documents, newspapers, everything important
Colonies had no representation in Parliament, so why were they taxes?
Colonies used Enlightenment ideals and realized- what the British were doing to them was not right!
Explain the British government system.
Section 5 Essential Questions: Why did America
decide to fight for independence against the British?
Stamp Act angered colonists Boston Tea Party- tax on tea 1st Continental Congress- wrote complaints
to King George III- he did nothing 2nd Continental Congress formed Lexington and Concord- shot hear ‘round
the world 1/3 of colonists actually supported the war Declaration of Independence 1776
Declaration signed 1776 Based on Locke’s Enlightenment ideas that
people had the right to rebel against an unjust ruler- happened in Glorious Revolution
“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed…
with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness” Those who signed this document were
considered to have committed treason- punishable by death
1. Motivation2. Guerilla Warfare- hit and run, behind trees,
etc3. Geography- fighting an oversea war was
expensive4. British general mediocre. George Washington
(general of the Colonies’ Army) was fantastic
5. France- biggest reason for our winning
1781- 13 colonies ratified a constitution- plan of government
Articles of Confederation- created a weak government deliberately. After being ruled so tightly under Britain, they didn’t want a strong government
Only stated Congress- no president
1787- wrote Constitution Set up a federal system- power was divided
between national and state governments
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish
justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the
general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. “
Constitution could not be passed by 9/13 of the states. Added the Bill of Rights in order to appease problems between the Federalists (supporters of the constitution) and the Anti-federalists (non-supports of the constitution)
Bill of Rights protests the rights of the individual citizens against a powerful central government (Anti-federalists thought government was already too central)
New government was a Republic in form, Democracy in principle.
Why did America decide to fight for independence against the British?
What were the 5 reasons for America’s success?
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