How did Enlightenment ideas about liberty, natural rights, and human dignity apply to most of the world’s people in the eighteenth century?

A.
Most people embraced Enlightenment ideas and demanded their rights.

B.
Very few people outside the United States thought about political ideas.

C.
Enlightenment ideas did not apply to three-quarters of the world's people, who were in bondage.

D.
Enlightenment ideas were meant only for people of western Europe and North America.

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How did Enlightenment ideas about liberty, natural rights, and human dignity apply to most of the world’s people in the eighteenth century?
 
 A.
Most people embraced Enlightenment ideas and demanded their rights.
 
 B.
Very few people outside the United States thought about political ideas.
 
 C.
Enlightenment ideas did not apply to three-quarters of the world's people, who were in bondage.
 
 D.
Enlightenment ideas were meant only for people of western Europe and North America.

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anonymous · Answer

They didn't. All of those ideals were suppressed during the vast majority of the 18th century. It wasn't until the Declaration of Independence in the US (1776) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man in France (1789) that these ideals were even established. It then took the rest of the century for them to be granted any sort of foothold in the world. - pick the answer from here

anonymous · Answer

aw thank you for the medal