The document discusses several important revolutions and documents that curbed the power of monarchs and influenced ideas of government: - The Magna Carta established rights for people in 1215 and established the rule of law that the king had to follow. - The Glorious Revolution and English Bill of Rights further limited the power of monarchs and finished establishing the idea of constitutional monarchy. - Thinkers of the Enlightenment like Montesquieu, Locke, Rousseau, and Jefferson influenced ideas of separating powers and establishing principles of natural rights and social contracts.

1. The Revolutions
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2. Magna Carta
• The Magna Carta was written for England
• It was written in 1215
• The Magna Carta curbed the power of the
king by giving the people rights.
• The Magna Carta was a form of “Rule of
Law” because even the king had to follow
it.

3. Glorious Revolution
• The Glorious Revolution took place in
England.
• King William Took power during this time.
• The English bill of rights changed the power
of Monarchs forever.

4. English Bill of Rights
• The English bill of rights was written in
1689.
• The English Bill of Rights limited the power
of the monarchs. It basically finished the
idea of the monarchy.

5. Enlightenment
• The Enlightenment was a period of
scientific and governmental progress. It
brought many important scientists and
documents.
• The Enlightenment Took place in England.
• The Enlightenment is important because it
gave us new insights into the world and
into government.

6. Charles-Louis
Montesquieu
• He was born at La Bréde
• He thought that to prevent the devastation
of government the power should be
separated into three parts: executive,
judicial, and legislative
• He was most famous for his separation of
powers theory.

7. John Locke
• He was from Briten
• 1632-1704
• Natural rights are the rights that every
human being should have.

8. Jean Jacques Rosseau
• The Calvenist city-state of Geneva is where
he was born.
• 1712-1718
• The social contract is the document that
Rosseau wrote to state his views about
government.

9. Tomas Jefferson
• He was born in Albemarle County,Virginia
• He wrote the declaration of independence
• Thomas Jefferson switched property with
pursuit of happiness because they thought
that It was not the responsibility to protect
property.