What impact did the Enlightenment have on independence movements in North and South America?

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-Anusha What once was a relatively free and peaceful place started to feel the wrath of the cruel invaders. After decades of the Spanish rule, the Latin American colonies decided to finally take back what once was theirs. Latin America, under the rule of Spanish forces, faced problems. The revolutions that took place during this time were influenced by the ideas from the Age of Enlightenment. The Enlightenment ideas appealed to the Creole people because they stated that all men were created as equals. This was important to the people in the aspect that the people were separated by the social hierarchy, but the enlightenment idea opposed the separation based on one’s heritage. The idea of all men being equal helped to unite the people and

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