A Little About the Enlightenment

 

Image: Signing of the Declaration of Independence; Source: Pixaby

The Enlightenment was a movement that originated in England from 1685-1730.  During this movement, people began to turn to science and reason over religion.  Ideals of methodology and skepticism were adopted and eventually applied to other areas, such as philosophy and politics.

Here is an infographic going into more detail about the Enlightenment period.