The list below provides reasons for the growth of representative government during the Colonial Era.

Question

geographic distance from England
need for lawmaking structure
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Which of the following reasons correctly replaces the question mark in the above list? (1 point)
Responses Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers Interest in growing cash crops Interest in growing cash crops Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers Need to establish trading forts

Answer 1

The reason that correctly replaces the question mark in the list is: Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers. This choice reflects the impact of Enlightenment ideas on the development of representative government during the Colonial Era, encouraging concepts of individual rights and government by consent.