The Enlightenment Movement occurred manly in France in eighteenth century and had at its centre of discussion the relationship between the state and the individuals.
Most of achievements of Enlightenment Movement regards political topics. In the project of the Encyclopedia many philosophers wrote together theirs thoughts and ideas about democracy, origins of society and human rights.
The Enlightenment Movement called up for individual freedom and equity. Economic freedom is one of the points that will appear in modern society as result of the understanding that the government must interfere less in the regulation of individual’s economics.
While the Great Awakening occurred in American colonies of England and was a response to the religious and political events that led England to declare the Church of England as the official religion of the country and its colonies.
In the Great Awakening people understood the political power could be in theirs hands in the form of self-governance rather than in the hands of the monarch, so they fight for freedom and independence.
The Enlightenment Movement and Great Awakening instilled into the colonists a sense of individualism that eventually led them to believe in freedom and independence.
