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Enlightenment DBQ 1
Enlightenment DBQ 1
Enlightenment DBQ 1
have the freedom we have today. But we would not have it without John Locke and his words of
freedom, Voltaire and word to freedom to choose, Adam Smith and how individuality should
work without being governed, and Mary Wollstonecraft about women's rights. What would this
world turn to be if these people never spoke the huge difference this world would be. The good
thing is that they did speak and they were also heard and now we have our freedom.
John Locke one of the 3 men who brought us freedom. Locke was someone that wanted
freedom he wrote the Of the State of Nature and the Of the Discussion of Government in
1690. Which both had to do with freedom he wanted access of freedom democracy. He thought
humans equality was manipulative he wanted to change that. Through Lockes eye he saw
Voltaire was a prolific writer, poet, novels, essays ,and letters.Voltaire accepted the
multitudes of religion. He thought that if everyone had their own religions in their own society it
would be happy and peaceful. His Main idea in the religion society was that it would be free to
practice religion. John locke and Voltaire had similarity with freedom being able to have a
choice.
Adam smith was a man who also believed that economic decisions should be made up of
individuals and not governed. Smith said every man is left perfectly free to pursue his own
interest in their own way. When he thought of people pursuing their own economic gain they
promote society. Individuals work for money and support to make a living. He spoke freedom of
Mary Wollstonecraft she talked about women's right. In 1792 she wrote A vindication of
the rights of Woman. Wollstonecraft believed to make things equal between men and women
was to have equal education. The main reason about what she wrote in her writing was about
how she want women to have their equal rights and for gender and education to be equal. She
said From reason and experience convinces her that for women to fulfill their doings women
Freedom is something we should all be thankful not everybody has it. Locke, Voltaire,
Smith ,and wollstonecraft all had their own way of saying Freedom of Individuality. They all had
and their own ideas but same topics. Imagine a life without freedom without choice it wouldnt
look pretty. These people spoke and look where we are now we have freedom.