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The Age of Enlightenment Features of the American Enlightenment The War for Independence Characteristics of the literature THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT The 18thcentury American Enlightenment was a movement marked by an emphasis on rationality rather than tradition, scientific inquiry instead of unquestioning religious dogma, and representative government in place of monarchy. Enlightenment thinkers and writers were devoted to the ideals of justice, liberty, and equ