Which eighteenth-century figure was considered the embodiment of Enlightenment ideals?

A) Benjamin Franklin
B) George Whitefield
C) Jonathan Edwards
D) Father Junípero Serra
E) Olaudah Equiano

Enlightenment Ideals

A set of 18th-century philosophical principles emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism towards traditional societal structures.

Benjamin Franklin

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, known for his contributions as an inventor, writer, statesman, and diplomat.

Jonathan Edwards

An American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist Protestant theologian of the eighteenth century, key in the Christian revival movement known as the Great Awakening.