WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Based on this excerpt, which statement BEST explains Locke’s influence on the American Revolution?[F]reedom of men under government is, to have a standing rule to live by . . . and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man. . . .-John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 1690
A
People set limits on government to protect individual rights.
B
Citizens obeyed the government even when rulers were unjust.
C
People rejected a new government to remain loyal to original colonial power.
D
Citizens gave up individual rights when they agreed to create a government.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Often credited as a founder of modern “liberal” thought, Locke pioneered the ideas of natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution that proved essential to both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution that followed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Government should respect the fundamental rights of humans is the correct answer. John Locke one of the great Enlightenment scholars believed that the state was created for the preservation of fundamental natural rights of humans like right to life, liberty and property.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best describes the influence John Locke’s Second Treatise had on the U.S. Constitution? Locke believed that political society was created to protect individual rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -The single most important influence that shaped the founding of the United States comes from John Locke, a 17th century Englishman who redefined the nature of government.

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