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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.
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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?
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?
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 were the two main sources of influence on the political thinking of the Founding Fathers?
Enlightenment philosophy and the English political tradition
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.
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 great influence on the colonists?
Benjamin Franklin, as he was one of the founding fathers of the American Enlightenment movement.
Are Francis Bacon and René Descartes considered to be the Fathers of the Enlightenment?
Yes they are considered the fathers of the enlightenment
How did the Byzantine church influence the 1500's?
By many of the writings of the Fathers of the church coming from Byzantium or Constantinople during this period.
enlightenment thinkers most contributed to the development of which political idea?
Governments must respect people’s natural right to freedom
What do you call early Christian writings?
The Writings of the Church Fathers.
How did the enlightenment affect the Americans?
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.
