Question

In the 1700s, an effect of the Enlightenment was

Answer 1

Answer:A system of government in which a ruler holds total power. He believed that people had the natural ability to govern their own affairs and to look after the welfare of society. He favored the idea of self government.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) a rise in support for representative government.

The other options of the question were B) the creation of new Protestant churches across Europe. C) an increase in new scientific discoveries and methods. D) the return to classical ideas such as humanism and realism.

In the 1700s, an effect of the Enlightenment was a rise in support for representative government.

During the Enlightenment years, many smart philosophers and thinkers shared new ideas about government and society. People such as Baron of Montesquiou, Jean-Jaques Rosseau, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke considered that representative governments were an option for modern states. They thought that this new way to rule was better than the older monarchical European structures. Their ideas influenced later independence movements such as the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution.