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describe the role of rosseau in the french revolution

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1) Ideas of making a society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities for all citizens were put forward by philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.

2) Rousseau derived a form of government based on social contract made between people and their representatives.

3) This model of government came into vogue in USA only after 13 colonies were declared their independence from Britain.



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