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Which ways did Enlightenment ideals affect the founding of the United States?


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*The support of a monarch was included in the Declaration of Independence.

*Natural rights appeared in the Declaration of Independence.

*Natural rights appeared in the Bill of Rights.

*Separation of powers appeared in the Constitution.

*A social contract appeared in the Declaration of Independence.

*Support of the colonial government was included in the Declaration of Independence.

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Enlightenment ideals affected the founding of the United States and led to the following:

  • Natural rights appeared in the Declaration of Independence.
  • Natural rights appeared in the Bill of Rights.
  • Separation of powers appeared in the Constitution.
  • A social contract appeared in the Declaration of Independence.

In the Middle Ages, Europe was heavily under the influence of Royals, Nobles and the Church and people were treated unfairly until the 18th century when the Enlightenment came about.

People began to advocate for what they called the natural rights of human beings such as equality, liberty and freedom and some people like John Locke came up with the Theory of Social Contract which essentially said that people had the right to remove a government that was not performing.

These people also called for the separation of the Church from the government as well as a separation of governmental powers so that not one branch could be overly powerful as the Monarchs were.

All these were included in the various processes of government of the United States when it was formed showing that the Enlightenment was very influential.

More information on the Enlightenment is available at https://brainly.com/question/21086796 and https://brainly.com/question/13715337.

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The Enlightenment ideals that affect the founding of the United States are Natural rights that appeared in the Declaration of Independence, Natural rights that appeared in the Bill of Rights, Separation of powers that appeared in the Constitution, and A social contract that appeared in the Declaration of Independence.

The Enlightenment was a movement that emerged in the 18th century in Europe that influenced changes in the aspects:

  • Intellectual
  • Philosophical
  • Cultural

These ideas influenced the majority of independence movement of America to become independent from British and Spanish power until the beginning of the XIX century.

The ideas of the Enlightenment rejected the monarchical system and proposed that a system of government should be implemented in which the powers were separated into different institutions.

Also, Natural Law was one of the main philosophical and political themes because it was claimed that individuals had freedom and equality by nature.

On the other hand, the social contract allowed the establishment of a constitution in which citizens were included in a government system, compromising part of their freedom in exchange for belonging to the State in which you receive security and other benefits in exchange.

All these new thoughts influenced the construction of the United States, its constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the shaping of a national and social identity.

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