What is one way that the post-war reform movements in the british and french colonies might be different if they occurred today?

organizers would make use of social media, such as facebook, to organize and unify.
the movements would be struck down more violently because the british and french governments are more powerful.
reformers would not have demanded change because british and french economies are more stable.
fewer people around the world would be aware of the reformers and their calls for change.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

i think you may have asked this twice, but i answered one of the