18th Century Trans-Atlantic Revolutions HW

HW is due on Friday. You must read all of the documents and answer the question. See directions below.

1. What values and assumptions did the revolutionary movements that swept across the Western world from the 17th to early 18th centuries have in common? The documents: English Bill of Rights, The Third Estate of Dourdon, Common Sense, Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Bolivar’s Jamaican Letter.

a. For each document, quote a sentence or two that expresses its central idea in a nutshell.
b. Write 1-2 paragraphs in which you identify an underlying assumption shared by all of these documents. The assumption should have to do with the “big issue,” such as human nature, the characteristics of a just society, the ends of government, the idea of freedom, and the meaning of right.