Short Essay One Rights are desired through the new ideas from the Enlightenment and are expressed through the grievances and problems the people have with their government, but the rights explained are not for all people but for a select few. In The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen it says, “contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public misfortunes”, which is a prime example of Enlightenment thought. In the Enlightenment people such as John Locke developed the idea of a social contract with the government, which stated the government has an obligation to its people and if it fails the people have a right to a new government. The structure also backs up the ideas of the Enlightenment by the phrases “rights of man”
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In the United States this idea flourished and led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence in 1777 and the separation from Great Britain in 1781. The United States used the idea of popular sovereignty from John Locke and separation of powers from Montesquieu to form a new government that operated for and by the people. Although the idea of popular sovereignty was used not all people had the right to participate in the government such as women, non-landowning men, and African-Americans (Panopto Chapter Sixteen, PowerPoint Two, Part One). In the French Revolution popular sovereignty led to the rebellion of the third estate and the creation of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the Napoleonic Code. Unlike in the American Revolution, women had gained temporary power in the French government and fought alongside men in the storming of the Bastille and the march to Versailles. The French Revolution did not succeed in creating a popular sovereignty due to Napoleon’s military loss, but it created the eventual rights of men to participate in government (Panopto Chapter 16 PowerPoint Two, Part One
In the United States this idea flourished and led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence in 1777 and the separation from Great Britain in 1781. The United States used the idea of popular sovereignty from John Locke and separation of powers from Montesquieu to form a new government that operated for and by the people. Although the idea of popular sovereignty was used not all people had the right to participate in the government such as women, non-landowning men, and African-Americans (Panopto Chapter Sixteen, PowerPoint Two, Part One). In the French Revolution popular sovereignty led to the rebellion of the third estate and the creation of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the Napoleonic Code. Unlike in the American Revolution, women had gained temporary power in the French government and fought alongside men in the storming of the Bastille and the march to Versailles. The French Revolution did not succeed in creating a popular sovereignty due to Napoleon’s military loss, but it created the eventual rights of men to participate in government (Panopto Chapter 16 PowerPoint Two, Part One