The timing of the Enlightenment was impeccable because it triggered that shift in mind and that desire to obtain freedom; to build a righteous nation without the oppression of the British Empire. It not only defined the American Revolution, but it defined hundreds of years of political affairs and decisions because nowadays American presidents still take their decisions based on the dogmatic and philosophical ideals of the Enlightenment. We are still able to see the effects of the Enlightenment and the colossal influence that it has had on our society. Even though the Enlightenment originated in Europe and it is there were it was widely spread and preached, the main demonstrations of it took place in America because it was the American leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington who followed these ideals which led to the Revolutionary war and subsequently to the birth of the United States of
The timing of the Enlightenment was impeccable because it triggered that shift in mind and that desire to obtain freedom; to build a righteous nation without the oppression of the British Empire. It not only defined the American Revolution, but it defined hundreds of years of political affairs and decisions because nowadays American presidents still take their decisions based on the dogmatic and philosophical ideals of the Enlightenment. We are still able to see the effects of the Enlightenment and the colossal influence that it has had on our society. Even though the Enlightenment originated in Europe and it is there were it was widely spread and preached, the main demonstrations of it took place in America because it was the American leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington who followed these ideals which led to the Revolutionary war and subsequently to the birth of the United States of