HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Drawing strongly on Enlightenment ideas, which of the following wrote the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Samuel Adams
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John Locke
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Benjamin Franklin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Natural rights, as explained by John Locke, greatly influenced both of these revolutions. In America, the Declaration of Independence drew heavily from John Locke, most importantly the famous phrase, “life, liberty and happiness.” Natural rights are also guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
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