WHII Padlet by Ethan Fromme https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai Ethan Fromme en-us 2017-12-10 18:30:39 UTC 2025-12-25 07:05:08 UTC hello@padlet.com How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment influence thinking on political issues? (SOL WHII.6d) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834055  Influence of the Enlightenment • Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and France. • Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas. • The Constitution of the United States of America and Bill of Rights incorporated Enlightenment ideas. ]]> 2017-12-10 18:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834055 2. How did the Enlightenment promote revolution in the American colonies? (SOL WHII.6d) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834307  Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas • Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan: Humans exist in a primitive “state of nature” and consent to government for self-protection. • John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government: People are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. • Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws: The best form of government includes a separation of powers. • Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract: Government is a contract between rulers and the people. • Voltaire: Religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism; separation of church and state. 
]]> 2017-12-10 18:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834307 3. How did the ideas of the Enlightenment contribute to causing the French Revolution? (SOL WHII.6e) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834389  Causes of the French Revolution • Influence of Enlightenment ideas • Influence of the American Revolution 
]]> 2017-12-10 18:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834389 4. Who were some of the composers, artists, philosophers, and writers of the period? (SOL WHII.6f) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834571  Representative composers, artists, philosophers, and writers • Johann Sebastian Bach: Baroque composer • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Classical composer • Voltaire: Philosopher • Miguel de Cervantes: Novelist • Eugène Delacroix: Painter (transition to the Romantic School of the nineteenth century) 
]]> 2017-12-10 18:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834571 5. What improved technologies and institutions were important to European economies? (SOL WHII.6f) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834700  New schools of art and forms of literature • Painting depicted classical subjects, public events, natural scenes, and living people (portraits). • New forms of literature evolved, such as the novel (e.g., Cervantes’ Don Quixote). Technologies • All-weather roads improved yearround transport and trade. • New designs in farm tools increased productivity (agricultural revolution). • Improvements in ship design lowered the cost of transport. ]]> 2017-12-10 18:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834700 6. How did the American and French Revolutions influence Latin American independence movements? (SOL WHII.7b) ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834776  Influence of the American and French Revolutions on Latin America • Slaves in Haiti rebelled, abolished slavery, and won independence. • Father Miguel Hidalgo started the Mexican independence movement. • French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies gained independence. Selected countries that gained independence during the 1800s • Mexico • Haiti • Colombia • Venezuela • Brazil ]]> 2017-12-10 18:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/h043aq2qw6ai/wish/214834776