| A | B |
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| Issac Newton | The scientist who discovered gravity. |
| Thomas Hobbes | He felt humans were selfish and violent and that they could not be trusted to make decisions on their own. They should have a strong leader to make decisions for them. |
| John Locke | A philosopher who felt everyone was born with a blank slate or "tabula rasa" or mind. He believed that people guarded their rights by forming a social contract with their government. |
| Baron de Montesquieu | A philosopher who recommended three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. |
| Thomas Jefferson | A student of the Enlightenment who used John Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independence. He later became president of the United States. |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | He agreed that when the people enter into a social contract, they agree to be ruled by the "general will." |
| Guy Fawkes | He tried to blow up the King and Parliament but was caught before he could do any damage. |
| James Madison | He is considered the "Father of the Constitution" because he and other leaders drew upon several sources, including philosophers of the Enlightenment, to write the Constitution of United States. |
