1. Charles I was the son of James I. Like his father, Charles believed in a divine right that was sent from God to kings. In 1628 Parliament passed a Petition of Right. This request placed limitations on the king. This limited his abilities to tax, and he could only imprison citizens with a right cause. People would move to America rather than live under Charles rule. The European struggle influenced American history.
2. Voltaire was known as one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment. His full name was Francois-Marie Arouet, but people would call him Voltaire. His writings during the eighteenth century brought him fame and wealth. Voltaire was known for criticism of Christianity. Voltaire believed that the …show more content…
The United States Declaration was written in 1776, and the French Declaration, which was known the Citizen and the Rights of Men were written in 1789. They are somewhat similar documents that stress the need for freedom and equality. The French Declaration was solely written to outline and to put into words the natural rights that individuals should have, while the United States Declaration of Independence was written to show how the States had been oppressed by the British.
6. The idea of self-government did not grow overnight it was an entirely alien idea that would take both practice and wisdom from experience. The American colonies started developing democratic traditions during the earliest stages of its development. Even after one hundred and fifty years later, the colonists began to completely refuse to recognize the British government.
7. During the Enlightenment European culture of the 18th century. The people of the Enlightenment believed that the almightiness of human knowledge and the fact that they defied the traditions of the pre-established thoughts of the recent past, made it a period in which humans began to become …show more content…
The Glorious Revolution was given the name because of the events that happened to take place during the late 17th century in England. It was during the final stages of the power struggle between the monarchy and parliament in England. Magna Carta got bigger over the centuries and represented the church, who were wealthy barons and noblemen, and commoners who were from the middle class.
11. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau both advocated the political liberalism and religious tolerance of today, but their concepts of the human nature significantly differed. Locke eventually led to human freedom while Rousseau led to death. Rousseau was blamed for the bloody ending of the French Revolution, which was known as the Reign of Terror. Locke and Rousseau both, are blamed for starting the