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

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

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.

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

Answer 1

The most accurate statement that analyzes how 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 suggested that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed and that citizens have the right to revolt when that authority is misused. This idea influenced the colonists' reasoning during the American Revolution when they believed their rights were being infringed upon by the British crown.