THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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return to a society that has no central authority.
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revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
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social contract between government and the people.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe? need to ensure a representative government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution. In other words, “to declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” Congress had to prove the legitimacy of its cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Enlightenment was a movement that focused on individual rights, liberty, and reason, as well as the purpose of government. John Locke presented the idea of natural rights, which are provided by natural law. Natural rights include life, liberty, and property, and we find them in the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The document announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It was the last of a series of steps that led the colonies to final separation from Great Britain. At the time that the American Revolution began in April 1775 most colonists were not seeking independence.