But we've forgotten about the
Colonies! They have since slipped away
from us and become an independent nation under the leadership of General George
Washington. In 1776, the United States
of America issued the declaration for their independence from the British. We can see the influence of Enlightenment
philosophies on such a decision, going back to John Locke's ideas of
fundamental human rights. In some
respects the Enlightenment led to this revolutionary period that will frame our
next section; for, a little over a decade after the revolution breaks out in
America, the starving, neglected, and increasingly angry people of France will
take inspiration from their overseas allies and enact a revolution of their
own, and this revolution will shape the art world for nearly the entire century
to follow.
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