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Which statement correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution?
A. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king
B. Thomas Hobbes's ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity, became the rallying cry of the American Revolution
C. Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality
D. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights
A. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king
B. Thomas Hobbes's ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity, became the rallying cry of the American Revolution
C. Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality
D. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights
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The correct statement that analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution is:
**D. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.**
Hobbes's social contract theory suggested that individuals consent to surrender some freedoms to a sovereign authority in exchange for protection of their remaining rights. When the colonists believed that King George III violated this social contract by imposing taxes and exercising authoritarian control without their consent, they felt justified in rebelling.
**D. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.**
Hobbes's social contract theory suggested that individuals consent to surrender some freedoms to a sovereign authority in exchange for protection of their remaining rights. When the colonists believed that King George III violated this social contract by imposing taxes and exercising authoritarian control without their consent, they felt justified in rebelling.