Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

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Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
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• The Enlightenment
• A period of time when intellectuals began to
  question how rulers governed. There was a need to
  improve society and the quality of life for all
  people.

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• When and Where did the Enlightenment occur?
• In Europe during the 1700s

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• The Roots of the Enlightenment
• The Scientific Revolution Observation and
  reason were applied throughout the physical
  world.
• The Renaissance and Reformation Humanists
  questioned the accepted beliefs.

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• Philosophers (Thinkers) of the Enlightenment
• John Locke
• Born with natural rights (Life, Liberty,
  Property).
• Government is an agreement among people.
• People could overthrow government if it failed
  to protect its peoples rights.

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• Baron De Montesquieu
• Separation of Powers The government should be
  divided into three groups.
• No one group could gain too much power.
• too much power in one groups hands lead to
  tyranny.

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• The Great Awakening
• A religious movement that inspired the colonist
  to see that all people were created equal, that
  they deserve freedom and to oppose authority if
  necessary.

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• When and where did the Great Awakening Occur?
• It swept through the American colonies during
  the 1730s and 1740s.

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• Impact of the Enlightenment and the Great
  Awakening on Government
• Ideas of natural rights would be expressed in
  the Declaration of Independence.
• Inspired colonist to challenge authority.
• Inspired colonist to fight for Independence.
• Lead to the Revolutionary War