Question

How did john lockes ideas influence the french revolution and American revolution?

Answer 1

1.) John Locke sided with the protestant parliament against the Roman Catholic King James the second in the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689.

2.) In 1960, Locke published his book Treatises Of Government where he argued natural rights of the human being such as life and liberty.

3.) Locke's writing influenced many famous writers such as Voltaire and Rousseau.

4.) A little less than 100 years after Locke published his treatises of government, Thomas Jefferson used his theory in the declaration of independence!

5.) Locke believed that the natural rights of individuals limited the rights of the king.