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Analyze the Declaration of Independence. How was this document influenced by John Locke?(1 point)
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It is based on a list of grievances colonists had toward the King of England.
It is based on a list of grievances colonists had toward the King of England.
It is based on the concept of natural rights and social contract theory.
It is based on the concept of natural rights and social contract theory.
It is based on separation of powers.
It is based on separation of powers.
It is based on the Rights of Englishmen.
It is based on the Rights of Englishmen.
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It is based on the concept of natural rights and social contract theory.
Explanation: Jefferson drew on John Locke’s ideas that people have natural rights (life, liberty, property), that governments are formed by a social contract with the consent of the governed, and that people may alter or abolish a government that violates those rights (Jefferson substitutes “pursuit of happiness” for Locke’s “property”).
Explanation: Jefferson drew on John Locke’s ideas that people have natural rights (life, liberty, property), that governments are formed by a social contract with the consent of the governed, and that people may alter or abolish a government that violates those rights (Jefferson substitutes “pursuit of happiness” for Locke’s “property”).
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