What was integral to the spread of Enlightenment from Europe to America?

A) the high literacy rates in New England colonies that enabled the settlers to read books and newspapers
B) the development of plantations that encouraged more Europeans to migrate to America for gainful employment
C) the arrival of the English preacher, George Whitefield who toured American colonies giving sermons
D) the correspondence between Britain’s Royal Society and the American Philosophical Society
E) the mechanistic view of the universe as postulated by the British scientist, Isaac Newton

There were several ways that the enlightenment from Europe to America was spread. The most integral way was the high literacy rates in the New England colonies that enables the settlers to read books and newspapers. The correct answer is A.

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JABARBS JABARBS · Answer 2 · 2018-07-30T08:43:40+02:00

The correct answer is A. The high literacy rates in New England colonies that are enabled the settlers to read books and newspapers.

There are some ways which helped in spread of integral enlightenment. For example,

1. Diderot's encyclopedia. This helped to reach wider audience. It gathers most current ideas like science, writing, government, art, and music.

2. Newspaper and pamphlets. The most new quantity ideas were being spread from the wealthy to the middle class through news paper.