Which statement correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution? ( 1 point)
1. Thomas Hobbes's ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity became the rallying cry of the American Revolution.
2. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
3. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
4. Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.
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The correct answer is option 3. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king. Thomas Hobbes's ideas focused on the idea of a social contract between the people and the government. If the government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, the people have the right to rebel and establish a new government. This idea influenced the American colonists to revolt against the British monarchy when they felt their rights were being violated.