Question

How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution change the way people viewed their relationship to their rulers

Answer 1

The Enlightenment and the American Revolution changed the way people viewed their relationship to their rulers, because it provided the individual to see that their ruler may not have their best interest at heart. It also helped people see that rationalism is more important than tradition and religion, which the monarchies around Europe often used in a way where it seemed acceptable that they were absolute monarchies, because of tradition.