Many enlightenment ideas were incorporated into

the founding documents of the United States.

Explanation:

Innovative concepts and new ideas like social contract and Tabula Rasa from the Enlightenment philosophers have changed the mind of the colonist by making them comprehend their rights. Researchers showed new ideas and those ideas went against orthodox religious doctrines, scientists named this time frame Enlightenment. The Declaration of Independence set forth by the founding fathers of the U.S states a government is permissible only if the people agree to be governed by it.  The Declaration of Independence introduces the principle of the Enlightenment which included equality, natural rights, and sovereignty, and that the primary aim of a government is to protect these rights.

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