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The Enlightenment affected many of the Founding Fathers, such as Jefferson and Madison, because they were young, highly educated aristocrats who found the concept of free will, and a government operating for, not against the people attractive. Many passages in the United State's early documents show influences from Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau, Hobbes and Locke.
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How did the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment affect the colonial?
The First Great Awakening led to changes in Americans' understanding of God, themselves, the world around them, and religion.
How did the Enlightenment influence Americans?
The enlightenment era affected the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the constitution
How did the enlightenment affect absolutism?
It didn't
Which areas of the world did the enlightenment affect?
The enlightenment is the basis of Western Civilization.So wherever is considered or influenced by Western Civilization.
How did the enlightenment impact both the American and French revolutions?
the enlightenment affect the revolutions in England and America by making them into wealthier states
How did the arrival of europeans affect the native americans in mexico?
The arrival of the Europeans did not affect the native americans in Mexico.
How did the enlightenment affect rulers in Europe?
Enlightenment ideas affected rulers in Europe from overthrown power and reflected problems that they needed to change.
How did the enlightenment affect emerging intellectual life of American society?
chaos
How did the enlightenment affect people's view of science?
To the extent that science existed during the age of enlightenment it was accepted more than in earlier periods.
How does the enlightenment affect us today?
Enlightenment means belief in the power of human reason and by innovation in politics, religion, and education. Today, the effects of the Enlightenment can be seen in the changes that are proposed and the changes that occur in these areas.
How did the enlightenment affect the Articles of Confederation?
The articles didn’t reflect anything about the Enlightenment. They were written to keep the states as individuals and not as a whole unit. This is why they didn’t work.
How did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening affect the thinking of the American colonists?
more educated
