Name 2 ways in wich montesquieu and locke ideas influenced the founding fathers

Montesquieu lived from 1689 to 1755 during the European Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, a cultural movement during the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized rationality and individualism. Montesquieu's most famous work was The Spirit of the Laws, the work of political philosophy from which his most influential ideas were drawn.

Locke’s most profound and influential writings were his First and Second Treatise of Civil Government (1689). Written to defend the Glorious Revolution of 1688, in the Second Treatise, Locke explained that in a state of nature men and women were free to pursue and defend there own interests, which resulted in a brutal state of war. To escape this warfare, individuals established government to secure the peace.

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