MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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This English political philosopher inspired Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. ____
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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John Locke
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Karl Marx
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Plato
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Locke’s political theory directly influenced the U.S. Declaration of Independence in its assertion of natural individual rights and its grounding of political authority in the consent of the governed.
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