Essay Planning: The Impact of Enlightenment Ideas on Revolutions

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
5 questions
~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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Essay Title

Explain how Enlightenment ideas contributed to the causes of major revolutions such as the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Latin American independence movements.

1.
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.
[3 marks]

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1/1/2026
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