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This interrelated hypertext was created in the spring of 1999 at Virginia Commonwealth University for the American transcendental research program of Professor Ann Woodlief. This is a work in progress, documents, texts, descriptions, and links to these documents are welcomed; we will provide full credits to the selected papers for this website.

American enlightenment was the era of intellectual breeding in 13 American colonies from the 17th century to the 18th century, which led to the American revolution and the creation of the American republic. American enlightenment was influenced by European enlightenment of the 17th century and its American philosophy. According to James McGregor Burns, the spirit of enlightenment in America is a practical and useful form of enlightenment in the lives of the country and its people.

The foundation of the US government is in the enlightenment of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. The founder of the United States is familiar with philosophy and his idea has influenced the formation of a new country. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison etc. have taken a brave step to build a government based on the value of freedom, equality and a new form of justice. Even after more than 200 years, the government is still intact.

When Spain began to oppose American immigrants in 1790, President George Washington 's Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson emphasized the need to solve the problem as soon as possible to Madrid' s American diplomat William Carmichael. At the same time, Jefferson knew that the Spanish agent was meant to separate the West coast from the east coast and promised to sail the Mississippi river freely and use the port of New Orleans at their port.