THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Since the colonists agreed to be governed by King George III, he had the right to protect them.
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Since King George III had treated the colonists poorly, they had the right to ask him for fairer treatment.
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Since the colonists had not behaved as good subjects, King George III had the right to rule them harshly.
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Since King George III had not protected the rights of his subjects, the colonists had the right to break from his rule.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson adopted John Locke’s theory of natural rights to provide a reason for revolution. He then went on to offer proof that revolution was necessary in 1776 to end King George’s tyranny over the colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Jefferson also used Rousseau’s social contract theory to justify his assertion of independence. Jefferson stated, “Governments are instituted… deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (Declaration of Independence). The idea of consent stems from Rousseau’s On the Social Contract.
Detailed explanation-3: -How does Thomas Jefferson use John Locke’s social contract ideas in the Preamble of the Declaration? Jefferson agreed that man had natural rights, inalienable rights, including “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Jefferson viewed that “all men are created equal."
Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, ” was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.