Name____________________________________________________________________
Period__________
What was the Enlightenment?
**Intellectual movement in Europe during the 18th century that led to a ______________ world ___________.
New theories about society,_____________________, economics and religion.
New way to __________________ about the world and one’s place in it
Main Idea: THINK FOR ____________________________!
Thinker
Main ideas
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Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
Paine
**Both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution embody enlightenment philosophy**
Read and discuss the excerpts below – match up Paine’s words with the modern interpretation
nothing but independence, i. e. a continental form of government, can keep the peace of the
continent and preserve it inviolate from civil wars. I dread the event of a reconciliation with
Britain now, as it is more than probable, that it will be followed by a revolt somewhere or other,
the consequences of which may be far more fatal than all the malice of Britain.