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How did the Enlightenment thinkers approach European colonization and did they have a strong impact on the growth of the various European colonial empires in the eighteenth century?

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The Enlightenment ideas were the main influences for American Colonies to become their own nation. 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.
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