The enlightment basic ideology is freedom. Freedom to choose your own opinion, freedom to do what you desire, freedom to pursue something that you want, etc.
The independence itself is the embodiment of enlightnment because independence is the act of break free from a restrictive rule or establishment that previously dictate what you should and shouldn't do.
Because slave marriages were not traditionally recognized under white laws
Your answer is 1.<span>John Locke's social contract theory.</span>
The federal government was left powerless and could not make any decisions overall