people inspired by enlightenment

thomas jefferson

american revolutionary who was inspired by lockes ideas of popular sovereignty when writing the north american declaration of independence

quakers

inspired by religious freedom, the social contract, and the natural rights of all men

Robespierre and the Jacobin Party

took enlightenment ideals and radicalized them, leading to the reign of terror

napoleon bonaparte

although he was first inspired by the protection of rights, he soon turned into a hypocritical dictator in france that actually took away rights from the people

haiti

this country is the only one that was a result of a successful slave revolt

they were inspired by ideas like individual freedom and equality

latin america

this continent had many revolutions throughout it because of class divides that favored “pure” spaniards

many successful revolutions on this continent were a result of napoleon conquering spain

simon bolivar was an important figure for this continent

inspired by ideas like democracy popular sovereignty and protection of rights

william wilberforce

antislavery spokesperson that was inspired by ideas like individual freedom

mary astell

took ideas from locke and applied it to feminism: popular sovereignty needs to exist in a family too not just the state

also inspired by the abolishment of slavery

mary wollstonecraft

advocated for women’s rights with her writing and was inspired by locke

also inspired by anti slavery movements

elizabeth cady stanton

very important for women’s right movement and led to success for the movement

inspired by individual freedom

simon bolivar

was taught enlightenment ideals from a young age

lived in latin america and lived through the class divides

inspired by popular sovereignty individual freedom democracy and protection of rights etc

antislavery movements

this movement was heavily inspired by enlightenment ideas like individual freedom and equality

women’s rights movement

these movements were not only inspired by the antislavery movements but also by enlightenment ideas such as individual freedom and popular sovereignty (a lot of locke)

ram mohan roy

wanted to harmonize aspects of european society with indian society with the goal of reforming india along progressive lines

inspired by ideas like self government individual freedom protection of rights and popular sovereignty

he was able to create a domino effect into creating a anti colonial and nationalist movement in india that used enlightenment ideas to criticize colonizers

china

for this empire, although some officials wanted to imitate japan by implementing enlightenment ideas into their empire, other officials (like Cixi) were resistant to that change which ultimately led to its decline

ottoman empire during tanzimat era

during this certain era, this empire had sultan mahmud ii who frames reformation as restoring traditions

inspired by enlightenment ideas (like balance of powers and popular sovereignty) and constitutional forms and governments

Young Turks

did a coup in 1908 in ottoman empire to make abdül hamid ii reinstate the constitution even tho in 1909 they decide to dethrone him

inspired by universal suffrage and religious freedom

young ottomans

opposed to tanzimat era ppl bc they did not belive that it reflected a true constitutional government because they aren’t limiting the power of the sultan

inspired by balance of powers and constitutional power

japan

this country was one of the only successful reform movements

used enlightenment ideas to model foreign government systems and constitutions

because of that they were inspired by popular sovereignty (to an extent) constitutional governments and undoing class divides (to an extent)