https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv How a bunch of ideas from smart people gave way to liberty and scrapped traditional ideas. en-us 2021-08-24 13:37:19 UTC 2021-08-24 15:41:52 UTC hello@padlet.com sethbarker https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693627761 The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement from the 18th century that centered around the idea that reason is the primary source of authority. 

It advocated ideas such as liberty, progress, constitutional government, and separation of church and state. It also gave way to disregarding traditional ideas and making scientific discoveries that would further advance civilizations at that time.]]> 2021-08-24 13:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693627761 sethbarker https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693645293 Some people who developed ideas during the Enlightenment were John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Baron de Montesquieu. John Locke was a British Enlightened thinker who developed ideas for a Social Contract. This contract is an unwritten agreement that the government should be able to govern freely in exchange for the protection of basic human rights. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss Enlightened thinker who further developed the Social Contract by creating an idea called Popular Sovereignty. Popular Sovereignty is when the government should be created and controlled by the people, not one person.

 Baron de Montesquieu was a French Enlightened thinker who thought up of a new system of government. This government would be called a Republic. He also introduced an idea called the separation of powers. This idea states that the government should be divided into 3 divisions. These people helped civilizations at the time to progress, thanks to their enlightened minds.]]> 2021-08-24 13:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693645293 sethbarker https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693850203 America was influenced by the Enlightenment because of the ideas that were made by Enlightened thinkers. Concepts of the Social Contract were written in the Declaration of Independence, along with other American documents. The Founding Fathers were in fact Enlightened thinkers as well. They didn’t like traditional values and were more open to these progressive ideas. The entire American government system  was also influenced by the Enlightenment. 

The Enlightenment starting introducing a new representative government system. This system was a Republic. It was separated into three branches(executive, legislative, and judicial) so that everyone could hold all of the power, not one person. These ideas helped America to progress and not stick to traditional values.Thanks to the Enlightenment, America became a Republic. ]]> 2021-08-24 15:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sethbarker/4rglisqp4drpuykv/wish/1693850203