Let's Learn About The Enlightenment:
SS.7.CG.1.4: Analyze how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu’s view of separation of powers and John Locke’s theories related to natural law and how Locke’s social contract influenced the Founding.
The Enlightenment and its Influence Content Guide
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2023 Video: The Enlightenment
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Readings
The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution include important ideas that the writers of both documents borrowed from thinkers from the Enlightenment era.
Practice Quiz on the Enlightenment
