Which statement best summarizes the relationship between Enlightenment ideals and slavery for early U.S. leaders?

A. Many leaders supported the Enlightenment ideal of individual liberty, but they were also unwilling to demand an end to slavery.

B. Many leaders valued the Enlightenment's political philosophies and considered slavery a natural application of those philosophies.

C. Many leaders promoted the basic ideals of the Enlightenment, but they refused to support its consistent defense of slavery.

D. Many leaders opposed traditional Enlightenment beliefs, but they embraced its call for an immediate end to slavery.

The correct answer is A) Many leaders supported the Enlightenment ideal of individual liberty, but they were also unwilling to demand an end to slavery.

The statement that best summarizes the relationship between Enlightenment ideals and slavery for early U.S. leaders is many leaders supported the Enlightenment ideal of individual liberty, but they were also unwilling to demand an end to slavery.

The Enlightenment promoted the power of reason and scientific observation, opposed to the religious devotion of the Great Awakening. Benjamin Franklin promoted Enlightenment that guided the founding of one colony: Georgia. Many supporters of Enlightenment were pro-liberty principles, but they were unwilling to demand an end to slavery.