Chapter 29
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Popular Sovereignty
Seven Years revolt against the British from within
The French Revolution
The Convention and Directory
Napoleon
French Revolution Influence
Slavery and Women's rights movments
Development of French Revolution
Congress of Vienna
Popular Sovereignty
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1. Describe the concept of popular sovereignty
Video: Overview
1. What?
Political authority
resides in the people
who make up the society, instead of kings.
2. Why?
1700s-1800s
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Enlightenment
helped to push ideas that
questioned sovereignty
Wanted to make
kings responsible
for the people they ruled
John Locke,
Second Treatise of Civil Government
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people decided to work together
form civil society
appoint rulers to
protect and promote their common interests
The people gave rulers political rights, but should keep their personal rights to life, liberty, and
property.
Power comes from the consent of the people; they have a right to
replace their rulers if this consent is withdrawn
Enlightenment Centers; helped spread the ideas of popular sovereignty
Influential essay by John Locke; promoted ideas of popular sovereignty
3. Effect
Revolutionaries attacked
monarchical and aristocratic
regimes
French Revolution
abolished monarchy
, but still no stable alternative
Napoleon - military rule and spread revolutionary ideas to western Europe
Map depicting the multitude of revolutions