Question

Changes that developed during the Enlightenment inspired the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Latin American Revolution. Leaders of these revolutions based their wars for political change which enlightenment ideas? Select all that apply!

A. Freedom, Natural Rights, and self-determination

B. The relationships between governments and people they governed, and limited government

C. Questioning discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, acceptance of church explanations for origins of the universe, and ignoring the advice of citizens calling for democracy

D. Social contract (consent of the government), and the common good of people

E. Accepting the authority of the king as divine right, and absolute government in which the ruler makes decisions for the people

More than one answer is right.

Answer 1

The Enlightenment ideals that inspired so many world revolutions were Option A, Option B, and Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The idea of a social contract was fundamental to Enlightenment ideals of government. Thomas Hobbes philosophies' were foundational to this principle. He believed that the natural state of man was chaos and that we enter into social contracts in order to organize a civil society. Natural rights are those that are not dependent on any particular set of laws or government; they are universal and inalienable. John Locke is most famous for his conception of natural rights which are perfect equality and freedom, as well as the right to preserve one's life and property. These Enlightenment ideals led to the overthrow of many monarchies where authority came from divine right and the rise of democratic and republican forms of government that were chosen by the people to be governed throughout Europe and the Americas.