Enlightenment Review

Who believed in laissez-faire economics - government should keep its hands off the economy.

What event destroyed the divine-right theory of kingship?

Wrote "On Crime and Punishments". Brutal punishment didn't stop others from commiting crimes

Wrote The Wealth of Nations and believed that the state should not interfere with the economy

Individuals must be forced to follow society's rules & the "general will of the people"

English Parliament asserted its right to be part of the government; English citizens had rights

The Enlightenment eventually led to the ___________ Revolution, where the colonies rebelled.

Strong Believer in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

Who wrote the 28 volume Encyclopedia which would attack superstition?

"I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!"

Supply and demand would naturally regulate the economy.

Believed people had "natural rights"....."Life, liberty and property"

Math & science discoveries showed that the physical universe followed regular, natural laws

Whose theory included the idea of a separation of powers and checks and balances?

Believed government would protect the rights of the people & the people should act reasonably

Wrote the Social Contract (agreement among whole society that it would be governed by the will)

Who was the originator of the idea of the 3 branches of government?

Our 8th Amendment is based on his principles

Founder of the women's rights movement in Europe in the United States

The Enlightenment began in