THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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physical elimination of the ruling class
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protection of private property
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confiscation of church property
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preservation of the monarchy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States Declaration of Independence and French declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were both documents standing for freedom and equality.
Detailed explanation-2: -Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be based only on considerations of the common good. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of Man. These rights are Liberty, Property, Safety and Resistance to Oppression.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major difference in the two documents is that the French declaration makes no mention of God as the source of human rights, while the U.S. declaration affirms that human rights are derived from the “Creator” and that the role of the government is to protect these God-given rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -(vi) The constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law could now be availed by each human being by birth.