SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Question
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According to John Locke, these are given by God and cannot be taken by the government. The protection of these is the purpose of the government.
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divine rights
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systemic rights
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unalienable rights
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preternatural rights
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Locke’s theory of government postulates that societies in their original condition comprised only individuals, without government. Individuals in this “state of nature"9 pos-sessed certain inherent rights and liberties which existed inde-pendently of government.
Detailed explanation-2: -His political theory of government by the consent of the governed as a means to protect the three natural rights of “life, liberty and estate” deeply influenced the United States’ founding documents. His essays on religious tolerance provided an early model for the separation of church and state.
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