Which of the following statements would most likely be supported by members of the Enlightenment movement? religion should be rejected governments can only rule legitimately when they have the support of their citizens people can achieve salvation on their own European ideas have little relevance to colonial societies in the Americas

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Which of the following statements would most likely be supported by members of the Enlightenment movement? religion should be rejected governments can only rule legitimately when they have the support of their citizens people can achieve salvation on their own European ideas have little relevance to colonial societies in the Americas

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Pierce Bailey · Answer 1

"Governments can only rule legitimately when they have the support of their citizens" would be the best option, since a major theme in the Enlightenment was that government should serve the people, not the other way around.