Question

All of the following are true statements about the Enlightenment, EXCEPT:

A) It was an intellectual revolution that started in Europe.
B) Like the Great Awakening, it made its way across the Atlantic to the colonies.
C) Its ideas were used to justify the institution of slavery in the colonies.

Answer 1

I think its C but I'm not sure.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) Its ideas were used to justify the institution of slavery in the colonies.

All of the following are true statements about the Enlightenment, EXCEPT: "Its ideas were used to justify the institution of slavery in the colonies."

The Enlightenment or the Age of Reason was the period of history in Europe during the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. The use of the scientific method and logic to prove things was an important characteristic of the Enlightenment, instead of just believing what the church said. Among the most important philosopher and thinkers of the Enlightenment are Isaac Newton, Immanuel Kant, Jean Jaques Rosseau, Adam Smith, and Thomas Hobbes.