Discuss how Enlightenment Era thought influenced the Declaration of Independence.

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1. Discuss how Enlightenment Era thought influenced the Declaration of Independence. In your answer, be sure to address how political thought evolved during the Enlightenment Era and how those shifts are represented within the Declaration of Independence.