Argumentative Essay: The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment was not for everyone, many people were left out such as women, and slaves. The Enlightenment was meant for everyone but actually were only for certain people who had certain traits such as being a European male who owned property. The Enlightenment took away power from many monarchs and dictators. Democracy was an important part of government in this time, many cities changed their government to democracy once their old ruler was overthrown. People started to realise that they could progress as a group of people with their rights that were given to them from birth. But how could they when not all people had these rights?
Many women such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Abigail Adams wanted women to have rights the same as men. Mary Wollstonecraft said in the Vindication of the Rights for Women “Contending for the rights of women, my main argument is built on this simple principle, that if …show more content…
He thought that we did not need slaves to survive. He stated that “I do not know if coffee and sugar are essential to the happiness of Europe, but I know well that these two products have accounted for the unhappiness of two great regions of the world.” He thought that slaves were not essential to a happy life and that we have ruined their country Africa, and where they are working in America, for Europe's enjoyment and happiness. This also helps prove that the Enlightenment was not for everyone. Many of these Enlightenment thinkers challenged their government because they felt that the powerful only cared about wealth not the happiness of the people. Many people did not change the law but they made people think that they could change the government. Many of their ideas are used today in government and have shaped our world. In conclusion the Enlightenment was not for everyone, people like slaves and women were left out, even if it was in law that everyone should have equal freedoms and