Question

How did the ideas of the enlightenment influence the development of the American nation?

Answer 1

The enlightenment ideas were mostly about education and democratic ideologies. Philosophers like Locke and Hobbes and Rousseau influenced the founding fathers to create a democratic state where the sovereignty lied with people. Education was also important which is why the US have always had a tradition of having colleges and universities that are even older than the United States themselves.
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