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What concept did American colonists believe justified their demand for a new government?
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John Locke's idea of the social contract
Adam Smith's principle of free trade and free markets
Voltaire's ideas about religious tolerance
Montesquieu's idea of separation of power
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John Locke's idea of the social contract.
Explanation: Colonists argued government derives power from the consent of the governed and can be replaced if it violates natural rights, which justified creating a new government.
Explanation: Colonists argued government derives power from the consent of the governed and can be replaced if it violates natural rights, which justified creating a new government.
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