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THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
he ideas expressed by Locke in the excerpt below helped inspire which of the following? “If man in the state of nature is free, and lord of his own possessions, why will he give up his freedom? The answer is that rights in the state of nature are constantly exposed to attack by others. Hence each man joins in society to preserve his life, liberty, and property. Whenever the ruler endeavors to take away the property of the people, or reduce them to slavery ____ they are removed from any further obedience and left to ____ rise up with force and violence.”-John Locke, from The Second Treatise of Government (1690)
A
Theory of Divine Right
B
American Revolution
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"If man in the state of nature is free, and lord of his own possessions, why will he give up his freedom? The answer is that right in the state of nature are constantly exposed to attack by others. Hence each man joins in society to preserve his life, liberty, and property.

Detailed explanation-2: -He believed the purpose of government was to protect people’s natural rights. He said government should protect, ” his life, liberty, and property-against the injuries and attempts of other men.” His idea: The true basis of government was a social contract between people and their government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The English Philosopher John Locke formulated one of the most influential theories of the contractual government, the idea of popular sovereignty.

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