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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’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.

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.

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The statement that correctly 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.**

While Hobbes is primarily known for his views on the social contract and the necessity of a strong central authority, his ideas influenced the broader Enlightenment context in which the colonists were thinking about governance and their relationship with authority. The notion of a social contract implies that the legitimacy of the ruler is contingent on the protection of the people's rights, and when those rights are violated, the people have grounds to revolt.

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