MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a return to feudalism in Europe
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A government ruled by a divine monarchy
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A society ruled by the Catholic Church
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The rights of citizens to decide the best form of government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support a society in which the people chose the ruler. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau were modern social theorists. According to them, freedom was the most essential component in a political community.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both John Locke (1632-1734) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) write as early modern social contract theorists, and both promote reason and freedom as essential components of political societies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rousseau was one of the first to stand up for democracy. He believed that individual freedom, equality and justice should always be the focus of a government. Yet he also recognized that in a democracy, individuals would have to give up some of their own wants for the common good.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rousseau’s thought stemmed from his notion of human nature. In contrast to some of his forerunners and contemporaries (such as Montesquieu and Thomas Hobbes), he believed that humans possessed a natural goodness and that caring properly for oneself did not exclude concern for the welfare of others.