Question

European Enlightenment ideas played a role in the thinking of the leaders of the American Revolution. Identify and describe two specific Enlightenment ideas that shaped the new American government. Be sure to identify the Enlightenment thinker associated with each idea.

Answer 1

Some of the leaders of the American Revolution were influenced by Enlightenment ideas which are, freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. American colonists did not have these rights, in result, they rebelled against England for independence.