Many of the leading universities associated with Enlightenment progressive principles were located in northern Europe, with the most renowned being the universities of Leiden, Göttingen, Halle, Montpellier, Uppsala and Edinburgh. These universities, especially Edinburgh, produced professors whose ideas had a significant impact on Britain's North American colonies and, later, the American Republic. Within the natural sciences, Edinburgh's medical also led the way in chemistry, anatomy and pharmacology. In other parts of Europe, the universities and schools of France and most of Europe were bastions of traditionalism and were not hospitable to the Enlightenment. In France, the major exception was the medical university at Montpellier. COUNT 4
QSN1 Where were many of the leading universities associated with Enlightenment progressive principles located? ANS1 northern Europe QSN2 Which six universities were the most renowned in northern Europe? ANS2 Leiden, Göttingen, Halle, Montpellier, Uppsala and Edinburgh QSN3 Which university, especially, produced professors whose ideas had a significant impact on the colonies? ANS3 Edinburgh QSN4 Which of  France's universities was the exception and was hospitable to the Enlightenment? ANS4 the medical university at Montpellier