Question

1.What role did Enlightenment ideas play in the development of the United States? Give at least two examples to support your answer.

Answer 1

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The Enlightenment influenced the formation of the United States in at least two points:

1. Motivation for independence: the idea of ​​getting rid of a centralizing government as it was under English rule was instrumental in provoking the first independence movements.

2. Formation of a Lay State: the division between Church and State is also the fruit of this Enlightenment thought, which saw in reason the basis for official measures.