14. how did people's thinking about their governments change during the enlightenment?
they believed that the government should be given absolute power in order to protect its citizens.
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they believed that the citizens should be responsible for protecting their own natural rights.
they believed that religion should play an important role in government.
people believed that government exists as the result of an agreement between the people and their leaders.
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People believed that government exists as the result of an agreement between the people and their leaders

in november 1781, john hanson became the first president of the united states in congress assembled, under the articles of confederation. many people have argued that john hanson, and not george washington, was the first president of the united states, but this is not quite true.

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the federalist party which advocated strong centralization dominated the united states government till 1800. so 1800 election transformed the power from one party to another party for the first time and was thus a turning point in american history. so jefferson called it "revolution of 1800".

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