Stark, Matthew
History – 4A
Miraya
8/16/15
Enlightenment’s Effects on America The Enlightenment changed the Colonies to America for a couple of key reasons. The first being that now since religion wasn’t forced on the citizens of the New World, they could think more open minded, creating the age of reason. Also, philosophers started to take the scene, like John Locke, who said that every man has the natural rights of life, liberty and property. Another philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu said that power shouldn’t be concentrated in the hands of one individual. Later, he came up with the idea of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial). All of these ideas were put into play by Benjamin Franklin writing all these ideas in the Constitution,
History – 4A
Miraya
8/16/15
Enlightenment’s Effects on America The Enlightenment changed the Colonies to America for a couple of key reasons. The first being that now since religion wasn’t forced on the citizens of the New World, they could think more open minded, creating the age of reason. Also, philosophers started to take the scene, like John Locke, who said that every man has the natural rights of life, liberty and property. Another philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu said that power shouldn’t be concentrated in the hands of one individual. Later, he came up with the idea of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial). All of these ideas were put into play by Benjamin Franklin writing all these ideas in the Constitution,