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How did the ideas of The Enlightenment influence the French people in the years leading up to the French Revolution?
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∙ 8y ago
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract persuaded them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 16y agoWell, first off many people became more secular, drifting away from religion. The French Revolution was an attempt to "de-Christianize" France, because people got more independent, expanded their knowledge, explored natural law, and applied reason to their daily life. Also, look into how the government changed (Athenian --> more modern)
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∙ 15y agoOne of the most important things the Enlightenment had done was popularize the idea of public debate. This gave people the chance to gather together and discuss what ideas they had for change of government. In such a way, the people were more capable of articulating grievances. The articulation of grievances is a foundation point for a revolution (like the American Revolution's Declaration of Independence where all the wrongs of the British government are listed out). In addition to this, specific ideas of Locke, Voltaire, and Montesquieu also played central roles. Voltaire was popular because he harshly critiqued noble privileges (clearly very appealing to the working class). Locke and Montesquieu also gained popularity because of their defense of private property and limited sovereignty. Another interesting point to note about Montesquieu is that some of his ideas also appealed to the nobles lawyers and officeholders who dominated France's powerful law courts. Remember that Montesquieu advocated checks and balances in governments, and these certain nobles saw themselves as the checks and balances to the king's despotic government. When conflicts arose, noble leaders called themselves the checks and balances to avoid hatred.
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∙ 13y agoThe French Revolution was influenced by the enlightenment ideals of "natural law" and freedom. These ideals were also shown in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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∙ 13y agoJean-Jacques Rousseau
In what ways did the leaders of the French Revolution borrow ideas from the American Revolution?
The French Revolution borrowed enlightenment ideas which had first been successfully put into place in America. Read "the declaration of the rights of man" its littered with stuff that's almost straight out of the American constitution.
What other revolutions did the American Revolution influence?
The American Revolution inspired many other revolutions such as the Haitian Revolution and the French Revolution. The American Revolution showed that Revolutions could be started and ended with a good outcome. So the Haitians, Latins, French, and a bunch of other countries revolted.
Did the US Declaration of Independence influence the French Revolution?
Yes. The Declaration of Independence was a great influence on the French Revolution. It gave them the basic idea that citizens had rights that even their king could not take away. The French people followed all the events of the American Revolution all the while that they were subject to hardships such as a lack of flour and bread. A more direct influence is that the French published a document entitled "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen", which was modeled after the US Declaration of Independence and which Thomas Jefferson helped write.
How did French government influence the US's government?
it didnt. the American revolution happened before the french revolution
Who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one English enlightenment thinker who influeneced your founding fathers?
who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one english enlightenment thinker who influeneced our founding fathers?
How did the enlightenment ideas influence the french?
How the Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution was by challenging the monarchy and the wealthiest classes .
How did the ideas of the enlightenment influence the french people in the years leading up the french revolution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract persuaded them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.
How did the idea of the Enlightenment influence the French people in the years leading up to the French Revolution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract persuaded them to view practices like inherited privilege and absolute monarchy as irrational.
What impact did the Scientific Revolution have on the French Revolution?
enlightenment
What 2 revolutions were directly affected by the enlightenment ideas?
American Revolution and French Revolution. They were both justified themselves with Enlightenment ideals.
What war caused enlightenment?
The french revolution
What 3 events in history demonstrate the Enlightenment's influence on history?
The American Revolution (1775-1783) The French Revolution (1789-1799) Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Was john Locke an enlightenment thinker during the American revolution or french revolution?
Ameican
How did the French Revolution respond to the enlightenment complaints?
they didn't care
What inspired their action towards the french revolution?
The enlightenment period of independent thinking and the American Revolution inspired the French Revolution to begin and the editing/creating of the French constitution.
How did the enlightenment affect Latin America?
The enlightenment created the Decleration Right of Men in the French Revolution. Naopoleon over threw the government. It's just like the liberator in the French Revolution. It also spread enlightenment ideas such as Voltare etc..
How did the French Revolution influence th American Revolution?
It didn't. The American Revolution was over before the French Revolution began.
