THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Declaration of Independence protects natural rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This document is evidence that the colonists were influenced by ____
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the strict monarchial rule in Europe
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the system of Mercantilism
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the philosophies of the European Enlightenment
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the Bible’s teachings of the Geocentric Theroy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau each had their own interpretations of the social contract. Each of these interpretations proved to be an inspiration to the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke.
Detailed explanation-3: -We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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