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Which Enlightenment idea most influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence and the independence movement in the colonies

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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. American colonists did not have these rights, in result, they rebelled against England for independence.

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