1. The Enlightenment
The effects of the enlightenment are evident in American Literature, the founding of Georgia as a colony, as well as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. ... In addition, several eminent American individuals as well as the emergence of the legal and medical professions in the colonies, helped to spread the ideas of the enlightenment. The Age of Enlightenment describes a period in Europe and the American colonies during the 18th century, in which it was believed that society was "emerging from centuries of darkness and ignorance into a new age enlightened by reason, scie...
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