How did the Renaissance's emphasis on humanism help spark scientific thinking ?

How did the Renaissance's emphasis on humanism help spark scientific thinking? Increased confidence in human potential and individual worth encouraged ideas independent of traditional Church teachings. ... Bacon's proposed use of inductive reasoning encouraged scientists to come to conclusions by way of data collection.

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing

immigrants from northern and western europe continued coming as they had for three centuries, but in decreasing numbers