The Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution by giving the colonists the opportunity to decide to break away from British rule. The settlers were able to discover a way of life different from that to which they were accustomed. John Locke played an important role in this influence. The main principles of the Enlightenment were to reject traditional beliefs based on religion, emotion and spirituality. It was primarily based on LOGIC, REASON and IDEAS. Ideas of freedom of speech, freedom from religious rules, freedom to experiment, freedom to question existing authority, institutions and laws, reliance on superstitions, ignorance, spirituality. These are the influences of the Church, the Crown, Locke, Rousseau and Montesquieu. Jefferson relied heavily on his philosophical event to the point of adopting Locke's Life, Liberty, and Property in his Declaration of Independence. He tried to pursue equal rights and therefore proclaimed it in his Declaration of Independence. He demanded that the rights be collected by the government to protect these rights. The before and after of American history generated encouraging conditions for the Enlightenment to succeed in an order comparable to that observed in the European Enlightenment. In the pre-Revolutionary years, Americans reacted to the misrule of King George III, the injustice of Parliament ("taxation without representation"), and abusive treatment at the hands of a majestic and cruel power: the Empire English. As stated in the article ¨Reason for the revolution¨ ¨The colonists reacted with indignation against the tax laws passed by parliament.¨ This demonstrates how much they want equal treatment and want to have representation or not to have to pay because they are not in the business. with the government but with themselves. English...... middle of paper ......blic, according to which the head of state is elected by the people and not appointed by a hereditary lineage. As North American colonists became increasingly convinced that British rule was corrupt and hostile to republican values, they joined militias and eventually formed the American Continental Army under the command of George Washington. The Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution by giving the colonists the opportunity to decide to secede. of British rule. The settlers were able to discover a way of life different from that to which they were accustomed. John Locke played an important role in this influence. This had a great impact because it allowed the colonists to rebel against what they thought was wrong. The founding fathers were touched and decided to create change to help not only themselves, but others as well. They wanted to create something that would help not only them but also others..