Question

In a three to five paragraph essay, answer the following question: Which revolution, the French or the American, more completely embodied the spirit of the Enlightenment? Support your argument with historical evidence.

Answer 1

The revolution which more directly captured the spirit of the Enlightenment was the French one. The French revolution was based on three basic principles: equality, freedom, brotherhood. 
These three principles were also things which depicted enlightenment as a period extremelly well.