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The Commercial North. Vocabulary 3.3 . The Enlightenment. A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than religious tradition . It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers.
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The Commercial North Vocabulary 3.3
TheEnlightenment • AEuropean intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than religious tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers. • In the colonies ideas of the Enlightenment would eventually influenced the thinking of the founding fathers.
The Great Awakening • Theseriesof religiousrevivalsamongProtestantsinthe American colonies,especially in New England,lastingfromabout1725to1770. • Protestant ministers tried to reemphasize religion in every day life.
