Question

Select the correct answer.
How did Adam Smith’s ideas influence the Enlightenment?

A.
They prevented governments from enacting free trade policies, weakening global economies.
B.
They were impractical because they gave no clear direction about the moral goals of an economy.
C.
They promoted the idea of a free market, which helped strengthen the global economy.
D.
They helped set up new businesses with the assistance of the government.

Answer 1

Answer:

C.  

They promoted the idea of a free market, which helped strengthen the global economy.

Explanation:

Smith's ideas of free trade opposed Mercantilism and protected markets. He believed that nations were better off when goods were exchanged freely and every country tried to specialize in the goods they were better endowed to produce. His ideas followed a certain Newtonian understanding of the world, and he believed that there was an underlying force that regulated the economy naturally.