Question

Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence with his ideas about natural rights?(4 points)
Responses

Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes

Voltaire
Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

John Locke

Answer 1

The Enlightenment thinker who most influenced the Declaration of Independence with his ideas about natural rights is **John Locke**. Locke's philosophies on life, liberty, and property significantly shaped the Founding Fathers' views on government and individual rights, which are reflected in the Declaration.