American Revolution was influenced by the liberty ideals (social, political and economical) found on the enlightenment philosophers' writings.
Explanation:
Liberalism (political and economical) - it was against the Absolutism and Mercantilism, based mainly on the non-intervention by the State related to the economy, in the power division, and the state representation (federalism);
Legal equality - it was against the social segregation created during the Middle Ages
Religious tolerance - influenced by the Protestant Reformation, this topic is related to the freedom to choose which religion they wanted to follow, without any State intervention;
<span>The ideas of Enlightenment thinkers had a significant influence on the philosophical basis of the American Revolution. I'll go over the key ideas of the Enlightenment and how these ideas, which can be found in important documents from the revolution, influenced the American Revolution itself.</span>
