What was the enlightenment, in regards to early american history?

a. also known as the age of reason, many believed that through the power of reason, human society could be understood, improved, and perhaps even perfected.
b. the term given to the massive increase in electrification (light bulb usage) at the turn of the century.
c. the state of achieving one-ness with the universe.
d. a massive lightning storm that destroyed most of the british naval fleet.

The Enlightenment, in regards to early American History was also known as the Age of Reason, many believed that through the power of reason, human society could be understood, improved, and perhaps even perfected.

Option A

Explanation:

It was in this age the process of intellectual thinking fermented in the thirteen colonies. This was the brain child which eventually resulted in the American war of Independence. The age of enlightenment's comprised of European philosophies and native American philosophies too.

This eventually lead to the build up of educational institutions which imparted education kept in mind about the age of enlightenment. Existing educational institutions modified their curriculum. A lot of fields like religion, architecture and intellectual thinking were influenced.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.