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What role did The enlightenment ideas contribute to major decisions of the founding fathers?
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Who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one English enlightenment thinker who influeneced your founding fathers?
who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one english enlightenment thinker who influeneced our founding fathers?
Were the US founding fathers inspired by Egypt?
No. The Founding Fathers were inspired by Enlightenment ideals and opposed to despots. The Ancient Egyptian system and the contemporaneous Egyptian governates were despotic regimes that opposed almost all Enlightenment ideals. As a result, the Founding Fathers did not use Egypt as inspiration.
Who are considered to be the founding fathers of the Enlightenment?
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes
Who were the three french enlightenment thinkers and one English enlightenment thinker who influenced your founing fathers?
Who were the three french enlightment thinkers and one english enlightment thinker who influenced our founding fathers?
Contributions of founding fathers Add any info on any founding father you can think of?
they contribute to the kitchen brigade and many foods
What were the two main sources of influence on the political thinking of the Founding Fathers?
Enlightenment philosophy and the English political tradition
Who or what influenced our founding fathers when writing the Constitution?
John Locke, mostly. He stole the ideas from a lot of other philosophers but he is the one credited with the influence for the Constitution.
What is the name of the English philosopher who had great influence on the colonists?
Benjamin Franklin, as he was one of the founding fathers of the American Enlightenment movement.
What is the name of English philosopher who had a great influence on the colonists?
Benjamin Franklin, as he was one of the founding fathers of the American Enlightenment movement.
What is the name of the English philosopher who had a great influence on the colonist?
Benjamin Franklin, as he was one of the founding fathers of the American Enlightenment movement.
How did the liberalism of the early 1800 reflect Enlightenment ideals?
The Founding Fathers were greatly influenced by the works of Enlightenment philosophers like john Locke and other Enlightenment principles that championed the rights of men. Liberalism beliefs in the rights of individuals was a direct offshoot of values developed during the Enlightenment.
How did the writings of the enlightenment thinkers influence the fouding fathers?
The writings of Enlightenment thinkers influenced the Founding Fathers by shaping their ideas on natural rights, liberty, and the role of government. Thinkers like John Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire inspired the Founding Fathers to draft documents like the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, which emphasized individual rights, separation of powers, and limited government.
