MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Detailed explanation-1: -Causes. On the surface, the most apparent cause of the Enlightenment was the Thirty Years’ War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enlightenment philosophy stated that each individual had natural rights and that the responsibility of the government was to protect and reaffirm those rights. This undermined the central tenet of absolutism that the king and their bureaucrats had more rights than common citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -The salons and the Encyclopedia helped spread Enlightenment ideas to edu-cated people all over Europe. Enlightenment ideas also eventually spread through newspapers, pamphlets, and even political songs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Enlightenment, a philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century, was centered around the idea that reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy, and advocated such ideals as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.