Question

hich quote from the American Declaration of Independence reflects Enlightenment ideas?(1 point)
Responses

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

“In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.”
“In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.”

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”

Answer 1

The first quote:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Why: It expresses Enlightenment ideas — natural/unalienable rights, equality, and government by consent (influenced especially by John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers).