THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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John Locke
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Thomas Paine
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Benjamin Franklin
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John Adams
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson adopted John Locke’s theory of natural rights to provide a reason for revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson was introduced to the teachings of the Enlightenment by a professor at the College of William and Mary, William Small. He read the works of Francis Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton, and John Locke, all of which contributed to the ideology of the Enlightenment (A&E Biography).
Detailed explanation-3: -John Locke’s philosophy inspired and reflected Enlightenment values in its recognition of the rights and equality of individuals, its criticism of arbitrary authority (e.g., the divine right of kings), its advocacy of religious toleration, and its general empirical and scientific temperament.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson believe that people have certain natural rights and that it is the government’s job to protect these rights. Their documents were both written for revolutions, although they were two very different revolutions.
Detailed explanation-5: -Locke explained natural rights in the light of law of nature. It is based on reason and equality in men’s relations with each other. By law of nature he meant a set of rules for human behaviour. It is based on equality of personal freedom. It is a code of rules applied on all the people at all times.