The ideas of the Enlightenment were important because they lead to the declaration of independence then the American revolution. This is fact because many Enlightenment occurs in the Declaration of independance. For example, every man was born with liberty and individual rights, which lead to people wanting to regain their entitled rights. Another example found in the Declaration from the Enlightenment is consent of the governed which made people want to fight for their part in government. Many more good points made in in the enlightenment and the way they were being ruled drives them to revolt against their government. The Enlightenment played a huge role in changing history and shaping America.
