What happened during the enlightenment

European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. ... The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism.

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Explanation:

In order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the American Founding, it is important to also understand the Anti-Federalist objections to the ratification of the Constitution.  Among the most important of the Anti-Federalist writings are the essays of Brutus.  Although it has not been definitively established, these essays are generally attributed to Robert Yates.  The Brutus essays provide the most direct and compelling rebuttal of the Federalist argument.  This lesson provides a summation of arguments made in Brutus’ first essay written to the citizens of the state of New York.