Enlightenment in America

The main ideas of the Age of Reason
liberty
establishment of the "kingdom of reason"
equality of people
political freedom
education to people
humanity
rationality
justice
atheism

The outstanding writers and their works
John Dickinson
“Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson”
Thomas Paine
“Common Sense ”

Benjamin Franklin
“The Autobiography”
Philip Morin Freneau
“The Poems”

The chief aim of the writers
to defuse republican ideas among common people
to expose the tyranny of monarchism
to defend the rights of common people against the church and feudal laws