Enlightenment Ideals

Popular Sovereignty

• Relocated the power to the people.

The Social Contract

• Everyone in society had an equal right to participate in making laws
• Everyone in a society should participate and be held accountable for their actions.

Contractual Government

• The government should be held accountable for the people they are in charge of.
• The people elect representatives to promote their interest.
• The people can replace the ruler if they don't approve.
• Created by John Locke in Second Treatise of Civil Government.

Freedom & Equality

• Freedom and equality where two important ideas during the enlightenment period.
• Didn't apply to women, children, slaves, peasants and colored.