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

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.

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

Answer 1

The correct statement that 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.**

This reflects Hobbes's social contract theory, where the legitimacy of a ruler's authority depends on their protection of the people's rights. When these rights were perceived to be threatened, colonists believed their agreement with the king was violated, leading to revolution.