HIST 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: George Whitefield, Scientific Method, Protestantism
2 Feb 2018
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History to 1877- february 2, 2018: a growing colonial identity. English bill of rights: gives rights and privileges to parliament. Limits the rights of monarchs in other ways where there are rules and restrictions (ex: religious rules- how its going to go, king and queen have to be protestant because they"re in charge of the church of england) Arguments against king james ii (god put the kings there, so you cant go after the king unless you have a completely good argument. 1690: john locke: two treatises on government (defended glorious. Social contract theory: born with natural rights (life, liberty, and property), government established to protect those rights, governmental failure (people can change the government) Colonial thought: influenced by enlightenment (began 1500s, reach its height in. Religion: scientific method- people questioning religious lives (looking at things scientifically instead of religiously) Benjamin franklin: most famous pre-george washington american man.
