Question

How did the formation of the united states contribute to the enlightenment in Europe?

Answer 1

The Enlightenment had been underway for a century or so before there was any USA - it was the Enlightenment ideas from Europe that inspired both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution,NOT the other way round. or
After the translation of the Declaration of Independence into several foreign languages, many countries started questioning their own government. Jefferson himself predicted that American Independence would work as a catalyst, “a ball of liberty” that would travel across the globe. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was influenced by the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson helped the ministers of France to draft a charter of rights in support of a new republic.

Answer 2

Here are the answer choices

A. It drew many European nations into lengthy wars that caused them to question existing political structures.

B. It produced leading philosophers who inspired the constitutions of many post-revolution European countries.

C. It allowed Europeans to see the philosophies they had been discussing put into practice.

D. It inspired European monarchs to appease the people's wishes for equal rights and political freedom.