Question

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

Responses:

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

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.

Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.

Answer 1

"Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights."

Note: That idea comes from the social-contract tradition, but it was John Locke's version (right to overthrow a government that violates rights) that actually influenced the American Revolution. Hobbes argued for a strong sovereign and generally opposed revolt.