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

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the American colonists in their struggle against British rule.

The correct analysis of Thomas Hobbes's impact on the American Revolution is: Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.

While Hobbes is often associated with a strong centralized authority and the social contract theory, his ideas also set a foundation for understanding governance and rights, which the colonists perceived as being violated by the British Crown. The notion of a social contract implied that if a ruler failed to protect the rights of the governed, they had grounds to revolt, which aligned with the colonists' feelings leading up to the revolution.