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What did writers focus on during the Enlightenment ? |
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politics, gaining civil liberties and freedoms (freedoms from British Crown) |
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This type of writing explores reason and the role of man in life rather than the role of God. |
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What are some characteristics of the Enlightenment Era? |
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Rational, or with reason, approach to the world, laws of nature, "God made the world but has no influence on human lives," Science and logic, goodness of man |
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Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson |
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american enlightenment writers |
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