Which statement correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes’s ideas impacted the American Revolution?(1 point)

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Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.

Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.

Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.
Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.

Thomas Hobbes’s ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity became the rallying cry of the American Revolution.

Answer 1

The statement that correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes’s ideas impacted the American Revolution is:

Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.

Hobbes's social contract theory influenced the colonists' perspective on their relationship with the monarchy, leading them to believe that the king had overstepped his bounds and violated their rights, justifying their revolt. The other options either misrepresent Hobbes's ideas or incorrectly attribute specific actions to him.