Question

How did the writings of European thinkers during the Enlightenment spur the American and French Revolutions? Be sure to discuss specific writers and their ideas that influenced leaders of both revolutions.

Answer 1

Are you in World History Module 5? FLVS?

Answer 2

i have no idea

Answer 3

During the Enlightenment, thinkers such as Rousseau, Voltaire, Descartes, Baron de Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, and Bacon began to introduce concepts that were thought up using reason. Rousseau, for example, argued that the only purpose of education was to teach a man to reason. Any man, he surmises, that can already reason for himself has no need for education. Baron de Montesquieu practically invented the system of checks and balances that the United States uses today.

These ideas were incredibly volatile, especially in France, where the poor (who made up about 98% of the population) controlled less than 5% of the wealth. Eating on a daily basis was a luxury to them, and they often sifted through the refuse of the wealthy just to find a day's meal. After the French involved themselves in the American Revolution, the French were forced into a debt they couldn't work themselves out of. All the while, these Enlightenment concepts are taking hold. Finally, when the price of bread (the French food staple) suddenly skyrocketed, the poor and bourgeoisie (French merchant class) were outraged and pushed for a legislature of the people. The French King, Louis XVI, granted them a legislature in which they could voice their opinions. They were, however, generally disregarded and laws continued to favor the aristocracy. This crap basically continued until the people, fed up with the crap, stormed the Bastille and stole a pelletload of weapons and took the prison for the revolution. You can probably Wikipedia the rest.

Answer 4

do you get it!! lol:)

Answer 5

yes thanks a ton dear

Answer 6

no problemo!! glad to help:)