Essay Planning: The Impact of Enlightenment Ideas on Revolutions
History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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~10 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on how Enlightenment ideas influenced major revolutions, encouraging structured thinking and analysis.
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Essay Planning: The Impact of Enlightenment Ideas on Revolutions
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Explain how Enlightenment ideas contributed to the causes of major revolutions such as the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Latin American independence movements.
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Outline the main argument of your essay, including your overall thesis about the impact of Enlightenment ideas on revolutions.
[3 marks]2.
Explain how the Enlightenment idea of 'natural rights' influenced the American Revolution. Use specific evidence.
[3 marks]3.
Compare the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the French Revolution and Latin American independence movements.
[6 marks]4.
Analyse the counter-argument: Could revolutionary actions have occurred without Enlightenment ideas? Explain your reasoning.
[6 marks]5.
Summarize how Enlightenment ideas contributed to shaping modern concepts of democracy and human rights.
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