How ships carried Enlightenment ideas across the Atlantic

Did sailors carry Enlightenment ideas from Europe to America and influence the American Revolution?

Yes, but as part of a broader transatlantic exchange involving passengers, books, and other people aboard ships rather than as the sole channel.

Sailors helped carry Enlightenment ideas across the Atlantic, although they were only one part of the exchange. Transatlantic ships moved crews, passengers, printed works, and conversation together. Maritime labour helped transmit those ideas without bearing sole responsibility for their influence on the American Revolution.