beliefs and ideals
Standards
SSCG1: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government.
SSCG2: The student will analyze the natural right philosophy and the nature of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
SSCG3: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the United States Constitution.
SSCG2: The student will analyze the natural right philosophy and the nature of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
SSCG3: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the United States Constitution.
Foundational documents
thomas hobbesThomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian. He was born in 1588 and died in 1679. He gained his education at the University of Oxford. He is best known for his book, Leviathan. Hobbes political beliefs were that the government should be a structure that the average man cannot touch. He thought that the only correct government was the absolute monarchy.
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John LockeJohn Locke was an English philosopher. He completed him philosophical education at Oxford. He was born in 1632 and died in 1704. His is sometimes known by the name, "father of classical liberalism." John Locke rejects the idea of divine right of kings and supports the idea of natural born rights. He believes that the government should be limited government to protect the people's individual rights.
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Baron de montesquieuMontesquieu was a french political philosopher and one of the most influential legal theorists. He was born in 1689 and died in 1755. He attended college and studied science and history. Montesquieu believed that the best government would be one with power balanced between three different groups of officials. These ideas of separation of powers greatly influenced the American government.
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Jean Jacques rousseauRousseau was philosopher, writer and political theorist whose novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution. He was born in 1712 and died in 1778. He believed that the civilization had weakened the natural liberty of the people and that an actual free society would be the expression of the general will of all of the people in that society. Because of these ideas, he was an important person in the Enlightenment and has influenced later political thinkers.
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crossing the delaware
Washington crossed the Delaware river with 5400 troops during the Revolutionary war to surprise attack the other army. He landed in Trenton, New Jersey and won a battle after many months of losing.