Question

Which statement best identifies the impact of the Enlightenment on the American Revolution?(1 point)

The social contract belief that the government should have total power motivated the colonists to rebel.

Ideas such as democracy, natural rights, and fair government inspired colonists to revolt against the British.

Rousseau’s creation of social contract theory influenced American ideas on government.

Thomas Jefferson’s idea that governments should not violate the natural rights of people was used to criticize the British.

Answer 1

"Ideas such as democracy, natural rights, and fair government inspired colonists to revolt against the British."

Explanation: Enlightenment thinkers (Locke, Montesquieu, etc.) promoted concepts like natural rights, consent of the governed, and limited government, which shaped colonial critiques of British rule and the Declaration of Independence.