THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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natural law
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social contract
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natural right
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laissez faire
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Detailed explanation-1: -Natural rights are based on the idea that everyone has a right to the basic essentials of life: life, liberty, and property. Civil rights are a form of legal right aimed at ensuring that everyone in a country is treated fairly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable (they cannot be repealed by human laws, though one can forfeit their enjoyment through one’s actions, such as by violating someone else’s rights).
Detailed explanation-3: -The trio of Life, Liberty, and Happiness is likely a reflection and reworking of English philosopher John Locke’s view that fundamental natural rights are “life, liberty, and property.” Though not stated in the Declaration, property rights still became important in the American social, economic, and legal system.
Detailed explanation-4: -The natural law and natural rights tradition emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries and argues that the world is governed by natural laws which are discoverable by human reason. A key aspect of this intellectual tradition is the notion that natural rights are not created by governments.
Detailed explanation-5: -Life-the right to live as you choose without government interference. 2. Liberty-freedom. 3. Property-the right to own and hold property.