I support John Locke because he expressed the radical view that government is morally obliged to serve people, namely by protecting life, liberty, and property. He explained the principle of checks and balances to limit government power. He favored representative government and a rule of law. He denounced tyranny. He insisted that when government violates individual rights, people may legitimately rebel.
These revolutions followed the American and French Revolutions, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese and French colonies in the Americans. Simon Bolivar was an influence of the Latin American Revolution. His goals were to mold the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation just like the U.S. The Latin American War of Independence comprised numerous wars and conflicts which took place between 1808 - 1829. He fought against Spanish rule in 1811 with the inspiration of George Washington.
MID TERM ESSAYS 1. What problems did Britain face after the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) and how did it propose to find solutions? How reasonable were London’s solutions and how did the colonists view them as an attack upon their liberty? Extreme war debt, Debt. Every war costs huge amounts of money; the British were simply trying to raise money to pay the costs of the North American components of the Seven Years War, which was the French and Indian War.
Enlightenment thinkers had three main long term beliefs that helped to shape America’s government. The first was belief in progress. The idea of progress was born after the scientific revolution, which influenced people to use human reason to solve social problems. Secondly, it caused people to stop looking at their church for guidance and to start using reason and logic to solve problems. The Enlightenment thinkers also wanted to abolish religious superstitions and promote tolerance of all religions.
Locke had a social contract which meant that people chose their own government as long as the government agrees to protect their natural rights. The government couldn’t violate the social contract because if they did, they could have overthrown the government. . Starting with the Declaration of Independence and continuing into the United States Constitution, Locke’s philosophy inspired many Americans to break away from the common, European institutions. Also he inspired other countries to do the same.
These numbers are found in Document 3. Many nations started to take part in the demise of the Dutch Republic. In Document 7, the Resolution of the Amsterdam City Council quotes “Not only the French monarch but other kings seem more and more to scheme how to ruin what remains of the trade and navigation of the Dutch Republic.” This shows how there were many kingdoms going after the weaknesses of the Dutch. The Treaty of Dover (Document 6) shows how increased interest in reaping benefits from the Dutch led to major alliances. The English and French created an alliance in order to defeat the Dutch in war.
Aquinas considered that by using our reason to reflect on our human nature we could discover our specific end purpose. Aquinas used the ideas of Aristotle and the Stoics as an underpinning for Natural Law saying- human beings have an essential rational nature given by God in order for us to live and flourish. Aristotle said even without knowledge of god, reason can discover the laws that lead to human flourishing. The Stoics said Natural Laws are universal and unchangeable and should be used to judge of particular societies. We use this is help us choose the right moral action is situations.
Louis's heavy taxes fell on the peasants, who revolted. This led to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713), which was over the issue of the succession to the Spanish throne: Louis claimed Spain but was opposed by the Dutch, English, Austrians, and Prussians. The war was also an attempt to preserve the balance of power in Europe and to check France's commercial power overseas. A Grand Alliance of the English, Dutch, Austrians, and Prussians was formed in 1701 to fight the French. Eugene of Savoy and Churchill of England led the alliance to victory over Louis.
What Did Early Thinkers Say About the Nature of Government and Whether or Not People can be Trusted to Govern? The Enlightenment is a movement of ideas which valued reason and understanding natural law to human society. What did early thinkers say about the nature of government and whether or not people can be trusted to govern? Early thinkers such as Abigail Adams, John Locke, and Baron de Montesquieu argued that people had natural rights given by god. The role of nature of government helped people to protect their rights when famous Enlightenment thinkers believed people could be trusted to govern.
Taxes had been raised to pay for fiascoes like the disastrous (for Spain) 1805 Battle of Trafalgar and in 1808 Napoleon invaded Spain, deposed the king and placed his brother Joseph Bonaparte on the throne. The combination of this ineptitude from Spain with long-standing abuses and exploitation of the poor was