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The Enlightenment: US Constitution

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The Enlightenment began in the 17th century relating to the man’s relations to the government, these ideas later influenced the U.S. constitution. The Enlightenment has to do with European politics, philosophy, science and communication, also referred to as the age of reason. Philosophers in Britain and France, as well as other parts of Europe trying to change the traditional authority of the government. The Enlightenment brought many books, inventions, scientific discoveries, essays, laws, wars, and revolutions. These philosophers wanted freedom and equality for all. During the time of the high middle ages, the renaissance and the counter-reformation, the church allied itself with strong kings. Kings had complete power over everyone, they
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