No. An oligarchy is completely against the Enlightenment philosophy.
Dumping tea into the Boston Harbor to protest unfair taxes
the natural rights of man
They did not. They disliked the Enlightenment ideas and wanted to go back to he Old Regime.
The West attempted to gain the support of the Chinese government for their policies. They needed to improve relations so another rebellion didn't happen.gain the support of the Chinese government for their policies APEX:)
He attempted to build an empire by conquering other nations.
I'm guessing that they supported religious freedom.
Enlightenment thinkers supported ideas such as free trade, limited government intervention in the economy, and the protection of property rights. They believed in the benefits of market competition, individual liberties, and the role of reason in economic decision-making. These ideas laid the foundation for modern capitalist economic systems.
Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau and Voltaire promoted ideas of individual rights, social equality, and government by consent of the governed. These ideas inspired revolutionaries to question traditional authority and push for radical changes in government towards more democratic and equitable systems. The Enlightenment emphasis on reason, freedom, and human dignity provided intellectual and moral support for revolutionary movements seeking to overthrow oppressive regimes.
Some of them got killed for such ideas; some of them were rejected. Most of them didn't receive any support.
An oligarchy is a government where the power is centered among a small number of people. To gain a place in this type of government requires that either by wealth or family ties one can generate support among the members and join the oligarchy. Generally speaking, unless one has some kind of powerful relation to members of the ruling oligarchy such such as those just mentioned, it would be extremely difficult to become a member of the oligarchical centers of power. If a number of "outsiders" of the oligarchy desire to become part of such a governmental scheme, or in fact displace the current oligarchy with a new one, then a revolution would be the way to do this.
An oligarchy is a government where the power is centered among a small number of people. To gain a place in this type of government requires that either by wealth or family ties one can generate support among the members and join the oligarchy. Generally speaking, unless one has some kind of powerful relation to members of the ruling oligarchy such such as those just mentioned, it would be extremely difficult to become a member of the oligarchical centers of power. If a number of "outsiders" of the oligarchy desire to become part of such a governmental scheme, or in fact displace the current oligarchy with a new one, then a revolution would be the way to do this.
A thousand years ago government was ruled by religion. Kings were threatened and told what to do by the church. The people were told what to think and do by the church. In the 1700's enlightenment thinkers like John Locke proposed that religion had no rights in government and the people could choose their own government. This was a revolutionary idea and changed the way government was seen. Kings were not chosen by God and the church didn't belong in government. Government needed to be secular and there needed to be a separation between church and state. People have the right to worship (or not) freely and not have to support or remain members of a state religion.
EVERY country SAYS they support liberty, but none(to my knowledge) will ever state that it is a repressionist dictatorship or oligarchy.
Jefferson support Enlightenment principles but continued to own slaves.
In theory no, in practice, yes. Every emperor including Augustus, had advisers and intimates who consulted and helped with the rule. According to Syme, Augustus had Agrippa, Maecenas and Livia as part of his ruling counsel, which constituted an oligarchy.
The government support entrepreneurs because they are valuable to the economy.
the government policy they support was natural laws.