During the French Revolution, the ideas of the Enlightenment were mostly reflected because the period largely demonstrated a people’s right to overthrow their government, generally illustrated the importance of religious freedom, and significantly reduced torture in France.
Although the French Revolution largely represented the Enlightenment principle of a people’s right to overthrow their government, revolutionary attempts occasionally went against Enlightenment idea that people had natural rights to life liberty and property. Both the right to overthrow government and the natural rights were ideas introduced during the Enlightenment by English philosopher John Locke. Locke believed people carried an inherent ability to reason and grow from experience, as a result, Locke valued the individual and felt that every person should be guaranteed three …show more content…
After slaughtering the palace guards, the women gained a large store of flour and captured their rulers. The event, traditionally referred to as the Women’s Bread March on Versailles, or the Women’s Bread March, allowed the people of France to gain power over the monarchy by bringing the king closer to the people, and by forcing him to sign a constitution limiting his power, known as the Declaration of Rights of Man. During the Women’s Bread March, the Enlightenment idea of a people’s right to overthrow their government was evidenced when Parisians took power from their own leaders by forcing King Louis XVI to sign the Declaration of Rights of Man, and by moving the royal family to Paris where they could be controlled by the people. However, despite largely demonstrating a people’s right to overthrow their government, the Women’s Bread March
Although the French Revolution largely represented the Enlightenment principle of a people’s right to overthrow their government, revolutionary attempts occasionally went against Enlightenment idea that people had natural rights to life liberty and property. Both the right to overthrow government and the natural rights were ideas introduced during the Enlightenment by English philosopher John Locke. Locke believed people carried an inherent ability to reason and grow from experience, as a result, Locke valued the individual and felt that every person should be guaranteed three …show more content…
After slaughtering the palace guards, the women gained a large store of flour and captured their rulers. The event, traditionally referred to as the Women’s Bread March on Versailles, or the Women’s Bread March, allowed the people of France to gain power over the monarchy by bringing the king closer to the people, and by forcing him to sign a constitution limiting his power, known as the Declaration of Rights of Man. During the Women’s Bread March, the Enlightenment idea of a people’s right to overthrow their government was evidenced when Parisians took power from their own leaders by forcing King Louis XVI to sign the Declaration of Rights of Man, and by moving the royal family to Paris where they could be controlled by the people. However, despite largely demonstrating a people’s right to overthrow their government, the Women’s Bread March