Question

How did coffeehouses contribute to the development of the Enlightenment?. . A. Taxes on coffee enraged the people of England and France against their governments.. . B. Coffeehouses provided a setting in which citizens could gather to exchange ideas.. . C. Coffeehouses were a breeding ground of anti-monarchical theories and conspiracies.. . D. Coffeehouses enriched the economies of Paris and London, creating more leisure time.

Answer 1

One way coffee houses contributed to the development of the Enlightenment was coffeehouses provided provided a setting in which citizens could gather to exchange ideas. The correct answer is B. 

Answer 2

The second alternative is correct (B).

The popularization of cafes originated in France, where these spaces have become environments for social gatherings and informal conversations. During the period of the Enlightenment, these spaces became points of contact for people who talked about their ideologies and were against the absolutist system that France lived. Thus, the cafes became points of flowering of the illuminist ideals. The cafés of Paris are until now traditional places.

If we draw a parallel with the present day, social networks have become the environment by which the diffusion of ideas can occur. Obviously, at that time there were no advanced information technologies, so people would meet face-to-face in the coffee shops to discuss the French political scene.