Baron de Montesquieu by https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi McKenna Gross en-us 2018-04-06 18:17:37 UTC 2026-01-19 16:59:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Background 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249330847 Education: Studied political liberty, geology, biology, & physics
Born: Chateau La Brede, France
Influenced By: John Locke, Thomas Hobbe, & Adam Smith]]> 2018-04-06 18:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249330847 Sources 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249335821 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montesquieu
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Persian-Letters
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---In this book he talks about if they used separation of powers no group would be able to have total control
---It is called "checks and balances" today]]> 2018-04-06 18:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249336110 Famous Piece #2 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249336264 Persian Letters (1721)
---In this book he recounts the experiences of 2 noblemen, Usbak & Rica, who were traveling through France]]> 2018-04-06 18:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249336264 Views on Government 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249458169 ---He believed that Britain was the best governed & most politically balanced when he was alive
---He had an idea for the government called the separation of powers]]> 2018-04-07 19:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249458169 Impact on History 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249458348 ---Created the idea of separation of power
---Created the idea of checks and balance
---Both of these ideas are still used today]]> 2018-04-07 19:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249458348 19grosmck https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249914185 2018-04-09 16:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/19grosmck/ep1222rnj2qi/wish/249914185