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The Enlightenment
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau's ideas inspire many leaders of the French Revolution. Rousseau fought for individual freedom. He though that a direct democracy was the best form of government.
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
self-government and individual freedom.
Enlightenment thinkers of Europe had a profound impact on Western culture and politics. For example, their ideas heavily influenced the American Revolution and the French Revolution, both of which were rooted in democratic ideals.
American Revolution and French Revolution. They were both justified themselves with Enlightenment ideals.
How the Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution was by challenging the monarchy and the wealthiest classes .
The Napoleonic Code.
Various thinkers, philosophers, and political leaders were influenced by Enlightenment ideas, including Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. These ideas had a profound impact on the development of democratic principles, individual rights, and the concept of freedom in governance. The Enlightenment also played a key role in shaping revolutions such as the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
No, it lead to the American Revolution.
The Enlightenment
The enlightenment created the Decleration Right of Men in the French Revolution. Naopoleon over threw the government. It's just like the liberator in the French Revolution. It also spread enlightenment ideas such as Voltare etc..
He was a follower of Rousseau and a supported many ideas of the French Revolution.
Some major causes of the French Revolution were incapable rulers, unbalanced Estates General, economic collapse, Enlightenment ideas, and wasteful royalty.
The ideas of the enlightenment mostly influenced American revolution.
The Enlightenment did not directly contribute to the outbreak of the French Revolution, but the French revolution does embody some of the enlightenment ideas. Enlightenment thinkers promoted ideas of progress and natural law in all aspects of society. This can be seen in the writings of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire. Ideas of the French Revolution derived from the Enlightenment are as follows: Constitutional monarchy, Liberal government, Division of powers among the nobles, the monarchy, and the representatives of the cities to replace the Old Regime, The Declaration of the Rights of Man, The Social Contract, Popular Sovereignty, and the Enlightened Absolutism.