The ideas of the Enlightenment, which originated in Europe in the XVII-XVIII centuries, had a very beneficial effect on the young American state formed during the War of Independence in many areas of life, including in terms of educating the population in the field of humanitarian knowledge, respect for historical and cultural values. The historical essays that compiled the book reflected the country's experience in preserving the historical and cultural heritage regarding the influence of educational ideas on the activities of such prominent Americans as W. Penn, T. Jefferson, B. Franklin, R.W. Emerson, G.D. Thoreau. Especially carefully in the United States, the memory of the revolutionary experience of the War of Independence and the Civil War is preserved.