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You did a great job! Voltaire was really big on freedom stuff like Freedom of Speech and Region so Voltaire would definitely agree with Charles Montesquieu. Voltaire also wrote very famous books like the Lettres Philosophiques and Candide.

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I think that Montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers had the greatest impact on our present day government. This is because our government has the exact same branches as listed in The Spirit of Laws. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches are seen in our government and Constitution. In theory, the powers should balance out, and create equality. Over all, I believe that the theory of the separation of powers has influenced our government.

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One of the things that Montesquieu did was create a new classification of government. Instead of going by "normal" classifications, he made new ones based on  principles such as honor, virtue, and fear.

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Montesquieu believed that the power of the government should be separated into legislative, executive, and judicial, and given to a different individual or set of individuals, so that all of the powers can work separately.

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Montesquieu's masterpiece and most famous work was The Spirit of Laws. Published in 1748, the book stated how he thought a government should work. He even explained how each of the three branches of government he created works, legislative, judicial, and executive. Sound familiar? We have those same branches in our government.

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In 1721, Montesquieu published his first novel, Persian Letters. It gained him much fame. The book was about religion, and criticized government such as monarchies and aristocrats.

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Montesquieu worked as an   advocate in Paris for five years before he was forced to return to Bordeaux by his father's death. In 1714, he became a councilor to the Bordeaux parliament. A year later, he married his wife, Jeanne de Lartigue. A year after that, Montesquieu's uncle died, leaving him with new titles and property. He became deputy president of the Bordeaux Parliament. Now that he was financially secure, Montesquieu settled down to study an work on his many passions, such as Roman law, geography, physics, history, and biology.

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At age eleven, Montesquieu was sent to Oratorian Collège de Juilly. There he studied literature and the sciences, among other things learned in school. Eventually, he went to the University of Bordeaux to study law. After graduation, he worked in Paris as an advocate.

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Montesquieu's mother died when he was seven, making him the baron of La Brède, the wine-making property owned by his mother's family. At age eleven he was sent to Collège de Juilly.

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Montesquieu was born into a wealthy family in Bordeaux, France. He was born on January 18, 1689. His mother had connections with the baron, and his father was a soldier who had noble lineage.

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This is my Padlet about Charles Montesquieu. Montesquieu was a famous Enlightenment Thinker.