How did the European Renaissance influence the United States.?

[Naz F]

1)Politics - The dominant political idea American colonists held is called 'Lockean Liberalism.' John Locke was a major promoter of self-reliance and the free-market (free enterprise).
But at the core of his Enlightenment-era political philosophy was INDIVIDUALISM, which was a key facet of the Rennaisance.

2)Religion - The Reformation was the major religious event of the Rennaisance. It's major ideals - as it affected Americans - was a faith in self-reliance (one interprets the Bible for oneself), and that material wealth could mean one was favored by God, or would reach Heaven. This helped lead, again, to INDIVIDUALISM, and faith in free enterprise.