Which of the following would LEAST likely be true of Americans influenced by the Enlightenment?
A. They would have faith that society could be improved through human effort.
B. They would be from the educated upper class.
C. They would hold to a religion that believed human beings could, under a benevolent God, follow Jesus' moral teachings.
D. They would understand knowledge as valuable for its own sake, independent of any practical usefulness.
D. They would understand knowledge as valuable for its own sake, independent of any practical usefulness.
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