Why was Enlightenment ideals, specifically those of Locke and Voltaire, and by over taxation of citizens by a monarchy not the cause of French Revolution and American Revolution? Please explain using Evidence

 

Why was Enlightenment ideals, specifically those of Locke and Voltaire, and by over taxation of citizens by a monarchy not the cause of French Revolution and American Revolution? Please explain using Evidence

Locke is notable for making the statement that all men have the right to pursue "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property." In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson alters this statement to state that all men have the rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." John Locke fused "individualism. The Enlightenment was the root of many of the ideas of the American Revolution. It was a movement that focused mostly on freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. The American Revolution was the time period where America tried to gain its independence from England

.The ideas of the Enlightenment played a major role in inspiring the French Revolution, which began in 1789 and emphasized the rights of common men as opposed to the exclusive rights of the elites. As such, they laid the foundation for modern, rational, democratic societies. The Enlightenment ideas were the main influences for American Colonies to become their own nation. Some of the leaders of the American Revolution were influenced by Enlightenment ideas which are, freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. Montesquieu believed the power of the government should be separated into three branches AND use a system of checks and balances so no one branch has too much power. These ideas influenced the colonies to break away from England and declare independence, which started the war. The idea of separation of powers comes from the French Enlightenment thinker, the Baron de Montesquieu. Montesquieu felt that government should be set up so that no one is afraid of anyone else. This meant that government should be structured in a way to limit the abuse of power..

John Locke changed and influenced the world in many ways. His political ideas like those in the Two Treatises of Government, (such as civil, natural, and property rights and the job of the government to protect these rights), were put into the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution