HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: John Locke, Philosophes
1 Nov 2017
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Violence at lexington between colonists and british troops, 1775. Declaration of independence signed, 1776: thomas jefferson: quintessential philosophe, preamble: people have the right to change the government when social contract is violated. Lockean idea: life liberty pursuit of happiness (misquoting locke) George washington: was a british soldier, trained and fought with the americans. Two things going for the americans: distance (supplies and forces must be sent over the atlantic, french (navy eet, want to stick it to the english. The british willingness to continue ghting diminishes, 1783 recognize american independence. Before the war, few colonists saw themselves as americans. Empire loyalists: some 60,000 ed to canada, the caribbean, and other british colonies. Constitution of the us, 1789: compromise between those who want a central state and those who want a loose federation of states, we the people creates a union of states as a republic, new kind. Used locke"s social contract and montesquieu"s division of powers.
