THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Voltaire
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John Locke
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Jean Jacques Rousseau.
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American Bill of Rights, inspired by Jefferson and drafted by James Madison, was adopted, and in 1791 the Constitution’s first ten amendments became the law of the land.
Detailed explanation-2: -It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual-like freedom of speech, press, and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 and the The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which was written by Thomas Jefferson, both influenced the writing of the Bill of Rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Opposition to the Constitution Many Americans, persuaded by a pamphlet written by George Mason, opposed the new government. Mason was one of three delegates present on the final day of the convention who refused to sign the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights.