History keynote on 1600 1700

Revolutionary Vocabulary Part One

Erik Anderson

Thursday, October 6, 2011

MAGNA CARTA

IT WAS WRITTEN IN 1215 FOR BRITAIN.

IT LIMITED THE POWER OF THE MONARCHIES.

IT IS A FORM OF RULE OF LAW BECAUSE IT GAVE THE RULERS RESTRICTIONS AS WELL AS SURTFS SO NO ONE WAS ABOVE THE LAW.


Glorious Revolution

TOOK PLACE IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

WILLIAM THE THIRD TOOK OVER AT THE END

THE BILL OF RIGHTS CHANGED HOW THE KINGS RULE


English Bill Of Rights

WRITTEN IN 1688IT LAID DOWN THE LIMITS ON THE POWER OF SOVEREIGN AND GAVE FREE SPEECH. IT ALSO ALLOWD RIGHTS FOR WEAPONS IN DEFENSE AND CONDEMNED KING JAMES


The EnlightenmentIT WAS AA CULTURAL MOVEMENT HOPING TO REFORM SOCIETY AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE. IT PROMOTED KNOWLEDGE AND OPPOSED THE ABUSE OF THE CHURCH.

TOOK PLACE AROUND 1650-1700IMPORTANT FOR STARTING THE REFORM OF ENGLISH SOCIETY.


Charles-Louis Montesquieu

FROM LATE 1600’S AND

EARLY 1700’S

HE IS FAMOUS FOR HIS ARTICULATION ON THE THEORY OF SEPARATION OF POWERS, WHICH IS GRANTED IN MANY CONSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE.


John Locke

AUGUST 29, 1632 - OCTOBER

28, 1704

FROM SOMERSET, ENGLAND

LOCKE SAID THAT THE 3 NATURAL RIGHTS OF MAN ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY. LOCKE’S THEORY HELPED INFLUENCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.


Jean Jacques RousseauHE WAS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GENEVA.

BORN JUNE 28, 1712 AND

DIED JULY 2, 1778THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IS ROUSSEAU’S BOOK IN WHICH HE DESCRIBES THE BEST WAY IN HIS OPINION TO SET UP A COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT IN A CRISIS AGAINST COMMERCIAL SOCIETY.


Thomas Jefferson

FROM THE UNITED STATES

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

THEY CHANGED THE WORD PROPERTY TO PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS IN THE DECLARATION BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED A GOAL OF GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT AND TAX PROPERTY.


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