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Chapter 29 Background: Marie Gouze-French journalist, actress, and playright under name Olympe de Gouges, helped womens rights and rights were guaranteed in the Declaration of the rights of man and the Citizen. Gouges campaigned for education and equal rights and appealed to queen marie Antoinette to use her influence for women?s rights. Gouze illustrates Enlightenment ideals even though she was executed. -Revolution breaks out first in British colonies of North America, then in France, Latin America Enlightenment ideals: to try to build a government based on the people, not rulers -republican government with representatives -done by a group of white men but they invited new groups as well to join -encouraged consolidation of states as forms of government