Notes

enlightment helped created social and political change neccesary for industrial revolution
enlightment - intelectual movement in 18th centruy that developed human reason to natural laws
thinkers thought of natural laws that controlled the world and shuld be contributed to society
falsified religion
john locke was against the king divine right which inspired the american independence document
enlightment created revolution and growing nationalism (strong identification people who share enthnic identity or language) rather than being loyal to a ruler
capitalism vs mercantilism by adam smith
enlight ment created reexamination of relationship with god. New religion was deisim where they believe that god created world in beginning and has little intervention.
Conservatives were against enlightment
women were unequal and enlightment helped create more rights for women. womens suffrage and declaration of sentiment. argued women need to be more independent and let to be more independent.

some revolutions from enlightment included those that were inspired by natural rights by john locke
first place it took hold in was america and created the american revolution
thomas jeffereson inspired by john locke's natural rights documents
american revolution inspired french revolution
france was economicly troubled due to war spending
king louis called the estates general (the clergy, the nobles and the commoners)
problem was clergy and nobles had more representation over commoners who were lik 98% of the population
third estate split off and formed own natinal assembly. Lous threathened them and commoners stromed the bastille prision.
declaration of the righst of man and citizen inspire by amercan revolution louis didn't like it and was against this creating reign of terror period. he got beheaeded
haiti land had huge population of african slaves against minority of french population
haiti revolution inspired by french revolution. Slaves revolted against their masters and killed many of them
haitian named Toussaint L'Ouverture lead the revolution and even won victories against the french. established independent haitian government. led to first black independet nation.
latin american revolution revolutionized the previous social hierachy. creoles were unhappy cause mercantilist policies from spain and were overlooked for position of authority meant for penninsulares.
Simone Bolivar was leader and he was succesful. He made document from Jamaica where he made his own document.
Nationalism creates untiy with ethnic identity and language. Unification of italy and germany due to nationalism. Since fall of rome, italian divided into competitve independent states. Prime minister of one of the states named Count cavour led charge to unify ital under house of savoy. though alliance and battles he succeeded.
prussian leader Otto von bismark engineered three wars agianst a common enemy to unify german peeps in spirit and then united them in a nation called the german empire.