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born in Born: April 22, 1724,  Kant was the fourth of nine children born to Johann Georg the idea of human rights within politics in such a way that it “is only a legitimate government that guarantees our natural right to freedom, and from this freedom we derive other rights”.  work, the Critique of Pure Reason, was published in 1781 and revised in 1787. It is a treatise which seeks to show the impossibility of one sort of metaphysics and to lay the foundations for another.

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Born on March 16th in Port Conway, Virginia he wasw raied on a plantation in Orange County Virginia and attented college in New jersey. He ratified the Constitution and helped to increase power for the federal government. He also ratified the Bill of rights and went on t be the fourth president of the United States.

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grew up in his home town with 2 brothers and a great father figure. he graduated from college.

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Born in Spitalfield in 1759. Mary was a womans rights activist. she believed all women should be equal . she beileved the government was responsible for remedying this inequity. Also in London, Wollstonecraft began associating with the group, the Rational Dissenters (later known as Unitarians), which included political radicals and proponents of independence movements.

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John LockeHe was a student at Oxford and studied about medicines, metaphysics, and standard curriculum of logic. He believed that when a king loses the consent of the governed, they can be removed. He was also responsible for writing the  Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

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John LockeHe was a student at Oxford and studied about medicines, metaphysics, and standard curriculum of logic. He believed that when a king loses the consent of the governed, they can be removed. He was also responsible for writing the  Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

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Thomas jeffersonAttacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams.

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Thomas jeffersonAttacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams.

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View on government: Voltaire believed that the purpose of government was to protect the liberties of the people. He thought all people should have their freedom to have and believe what they want (religion). He believed everyone's right to freedom of speech, liberty and religion.
Why they're importan

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Thomas jefferson
Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams.

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Thomas jefferson

Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams.

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Brought up by an abusive father, Mary Wollstonecraft left home and dedicated herself to a life of writing
Equal rights between men and women

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1. Mary Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759, in Spitalfields, London. Wollstonecraft taught school and worked as a governess
2. She believed the government was unfair to women and their rights. She outlined her beliefs in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
3. She was a step forward in womens rights

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Mary Wollstonecraft
she was born in london and abused as a child by her father and didnt get much of an education
government: werent treated equally and needed to be
rights: We needed more rights then what they had
view of people: Women are equal to men
famous for: Her writings
important things: She was an activist for women rights

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volatere
View on government: he believed that the purpose of government was to protect the liberties of the people. He thought all people should have their freedom to have and believe what they want. He believed everyone's right to freedom of speech, liberty and religion.

Why they're important

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John Locke was a English philosopher and political theorist.
Born August 29th 1632, in Wrington, United Kingdom. John Locke grew up to accomplish great things and laying the ground work for the Enlightenment and made central contributions.

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Thomas jefferson
Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams.

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Background: Paris, France on November 21, 1694. Voltaire grew up in Poitou. He died in Paris in 1778. He went to school and worked on subjects like as distinct as metaphysics and politics.
View on government: Voltaire believed that the purpose of government was to protect the liberties of the people. He thought all people should have their freedom to have and believe what they want (religion). He believed everyone's right to freedom of speech, liberty and religion.
Why they're important to history: He was a key figure in the European intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment.

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netanya lara James Madison 1.He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other.2.He also proposed an amendment to prevent states from abridging "equal rights of conscience, or freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases."3.Madison often fought for religious freedom, believing it was an individual's right from birth. In 1780, Madison became a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.4.America's fourth President made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers 5.created the basic framework for the U.S. Constitution and helped write the Bill of Rights.

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netanya lara James Madison 1.He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other.2.He also proposed an amendment to prevent states from abridging "equal rights of conscience, or freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases."3.Madison often fought for religious freedom, believing it was an individual's right from birth. In 1780, Madison became a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.4.America's fourth President made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers 5.created the basic framework for the U.S. Constitution and helped write the Bill of Rights.

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Background: She was born in Spitalfields, London on April 27, 1759. She died on September 10, 1797 from septicaemia she was only 38 years old. She grew up in London with an abusive father who spent his money on unsuccessful ventures in farming. At the age of 18 she had poor education and she left home and never went back. She became a companion to a widow in Bath for a short period of time.

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James Madison-
Bakground: James Madison was born on March 16, 1751. He grew up in Port Conway, Virginia. James Madison was privately educated before attending the College of New Jersey. He studied classical languages, mathematics, rhetoric, geography, and philosophy as well as Hebrew and political philosophy.
Views: He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other. He was worried about the disunity of the states and the weakness of the central government.  James Madison argued the Constitution was fine without it.
Significance: He was the Founding father of the U.S and 4th American president.
Important in history: He created the basic framework for the U.S. Constitution and helped write the Bill of Rights

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Their background and childhood (Where were they born? Where did they grow up? What was their education?)
 He was born and raised in Wrington, United Kingdom. He went to the University of Oxford. 

Their views on government, rights, and the people. Be sure to include any major historical events they were a part of and what role they played. 
Claims that legitimate government is based on the idea of separation of powers. He thought individuals were equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" natural rights.  men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. 

Why are they an important part of history? What is their significance? 
Founder of British empiricism and the author of the first systematic exposition and defense of political liberalism.

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Voltaire
Born in Paris, France.
Grew up in Poitou.
Education: wrote on subjects as distinct as metaphysics and politics.
Government: He believed the purpose of the gov. was to protect the liberties of the people.
Rights: He thought all people should have their freedom to have and believe what they want.
People: He believed in everyone's right to have the freedom of speech, liberty, and religion.
Importance: He was a key figure in the European intellectual movement known as the enlightenment.

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Born: January 18th, 1689, Bordeaux, France into a wealthy family, but grew up with a poor family.
He went to Oratorian Collège de Juilly near Paris to study literature, science, and classical education.
He believed it is against reason and against nature for women to be mistresses in the house...but not for them to govern an empire.

-he was partially for equality for women.

-he is famous for his work “The Spirit of Laws”

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Background: Paris, France on November 21, 1694. Voltaire grew up in Poitou. He died in Paris in 1778. He went to school and worked on subjects like as distinct as metaphysics and politics.
View on government: Voltaire believed that the purpose of government was to protect the liberties of the people. He thought all people should have their freedom to have and believe what they want (religion). He believed everyone's right to freedom of speech, liberty and religion.
Why they're important to history: He was a key figure in the European intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment.

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Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)
Author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, was a leading figure in America's early development.

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Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in present day Charlottesville, Virginia. He opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of state. Thomas Jefferson is important part of history because he was the primary author of the declaration of Independence and he was the 3rd president of the united states.

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James Madison-
Bakground: James Madison was born on March 16, 1751. He grew up in Port Conway, Virginia. James Madison was privately educated before attending the College of New Jersey. He studied classical languages, mathematics, rhetoric, geography, and philosophy as well as Hebrew and political philosophy.
Views: He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other. He was worried about the disunity of the states and the weakness of the central government.

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He was a student at Oxford and studied about medicines, metaphysics, and standard curriculum of logic. He believed that when a king loses the consent of the governed, they can be removed. He was also responsible for writing the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.