The Enlightenment Matching Worksheet - AP Euro 2021-2022

People had to relinquish some of their liberty in exchange for security

Proponent of the “laissez-faire” doctrine

Individuals should surrender their natural rights to the “general will” in order to find security

He disagreed with the idea of religious truths revealed through the Bible

His work stood as the greatest monument of the Enlightenment

Candide

Advocated separation of powers and constitutionalism to preserve order and freedom

Advocate of direct democracy

Tabula Rasa, or blank slate

Encyclopedia

He called for a “science of morals” to the serve the interests of Christians

Life, liberty, and property

He was fascinated with the British political system

Demanded the right for women to vote and hold elected office

He believed that all knowledge came from critical inquiry and scientific discovery

“Slavery is against natural law, by which all men are born free and independent”

The “invisible hand” of the unfettered economy would cause supply and demand to determine prices

His goal was to “change the general way of thinking.”

She fought for education for women

He made scathing attacks on the Catholic Church

He believed that God created the universe and then let it operate according to scientific laws