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How did Enlightenment ideas influence the development of democracy in the United States? Support your answer with specific examples and evidence from the

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In turn, the Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, and justice helped to create the conditions for the American Revolution and the subsequent Constitution. Democracy was not created in a heartbeat. In a world where people were ruled by monarchs from above, the idea of self-government is entirely alien.

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