Identify and analyze the major political Enlightenment ideas that shaped or influenced the North American English colonies and the early American Republic. In other words, how were the Thirteen Colonies and the early Republic of the United States influenced by political enlightenment ideas?

Read the following prompt and write a coherent response: Identify and analyze the major political Enlightenment ideas that shaped or influenced the North American English colonies and the early American Republic. In other words, how were the Thirteen Colonies and the early Republic of the United States influenced by political enlightenment ideas?