One topic that ties both the Age of Reason and the Colonial era together is Racism.
Also known as "The Enlightenment" but commonly referred to as the Age of Reason, this period was one of intellectual and cultural evolution that promoted science over blind faith and reason over superstition in the eighteenth century. This is form the perspective of US History.
1685 to 1815 is the period that is most characterized as the Age of Enlightenment or Age or reason.
Again from the perspective of US History, the colonial era spanned, 1607 - 1775 as given by United States History from primary sources.''
It is possible that the Age of Reason was influenced by the discovery that America was "advanced" to many other civilizations that they discovered and colonized.
History has it that The Age of Discovery is often recognized as the beginning of modern colonialism. Portugal started seeking for new trade routes and extra-European civilizations in the fifteenth century. This from the facts above spread to America as the race to dominate the world began.
Learn more about Age of Reason:
https://brainly.com/question/19182869
#SPJ1