The principles of Enlightenment hugely influenced the founding American documents especially the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The main idea is the idea of social contract where the government is from the people for the people and the division of power. As the state is used to denote the institutions which have power divided among multiple branches that each has a control over the other. This is known as the system of checks and balances. Also the idea that the government is there for the people and exists to protect their rights also comes from the Age of Enlightenment.
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The Middle Colonies had much fertile soil, which allowed the area to become a major exporter of wheat and other grains. The lumber and shipbuilding industries were also successful in the Middle Colonies because of the abundant forests, and Pennsylvania was moderately successful in the textile and iron industries.
<span>C. that slavery would not be allow in any territory gained from the War with Mexico</span>
C is best described as propaganda becuase it is biased