Enlightenment

=The Enlightenment (1750-1800)=


 * The Enlightenment is also referred to the Age of Reason. It was a time when people changed their way of thinking. It was a way of thinking that went against the Church. People started questioning the ideas of the church and looked for scientific explanations. It allowed people to get a scientific answer about the universe and other things logical instead of the Church’s answer. Enlightenment thinkers wanted to find the truth through nature and science rather than from the Bible. These thinkers felt that there was a scientific explanation for everything.**




 * The Enlightenment movement influenced both the French and the American Revolutions. The American Revolution influenced different forms of literature. It was the time when the Colonies broke away from England. The Colonies felt that a country so far away should not control them, and fought for their independence.**


 * The Enlightenment mostly focused on:**
 * - letters**
 * - political documents**
 * - speeches.**

People That Influenced Enlightenment Ideas


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