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Which enlightenment philosopher most influenced the writing of the declaration of independence?
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A careful reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution clearly show a tone of solemnity and telltale merging of two metaphysical concepts, that of God (The Great Spirit) and freedom and individualism, so peculiar and unique to the Iroquois and later the proponents of the Revolutionary War. The tone and philosophical underpinnings of the founders
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∙ 12y agoThe most influential thinkers were Diderot, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and lastly Locke
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∙ 13y agoJohn Locke
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What were 2 ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced the Declaration of Independence?
What were 2 ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence was influence by?
The Enlightenment and John Locke's ideas of natural rights and social contract.
What kind of ideas influenced colonial leaders to justify independence?
the declaration of independence
What Enlightenment ideas influenced colonists?
The Enlightenment was a major influence on the political ideas of the colonists who pushed for independence from Great Britain
Who had a philosophy of natural rights that influenced the author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
What were 2 ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced the Declaration of Independence?
What were 2 ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Which philosopher most influenced jefferson's writhing in the declaration of independence?
John Locke
Which of these was most inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment-?
The ideas of the enlightenment mostly influenced American revolution. The Declaration of Independence-apex
English philosopher who influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence who expressed their unalienable rights?
John Locke
Which group had the most influenced on the ideas stated in the declaration of independence and US constitution?
philosophers of the enlightenment
Name 3 English documents that influenced American democracy?
The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on people throughout the world because it?
Answer: provides justification for revolting against unjust governments. The Declaration of Independence was influenced by Enlightenment Philosopher john Locke. John Locke believed that all men were entitled to life, liberty and property. Thomas Jefferson used the ideas of Natural Rights as proposed by Locke. Philosopher John Locke's ideas were an important influence on the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson restated Locke's contract theory of government when he wrote in the Declaration that governments derived "their just Powers from the consent of the people."
What is the literary or philosophical movement of the declaration of independence?
The Enlightenment was the literary and philosophical movement in Europe that greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence. The idea of the consent of the governed, for example, was drawn from philosophers of the movement.
Who was the philosopher that influenced the deceleration of independence?
John Locke.
The Declaration of Independence was influence by?
The Enlightenment and John Locke's ideas of natural rights and social contract.
What were some of john Locke's discoveries?
john Locke didn't discover anything. He was a thinker, writer, and philosopher who wrote about "natural rights of man". This influenced Jefferson who based his thinking on Locke when writing the Declaration of Independence.
What documents in American politics are influenced by John Locke?
the constitution and declaration of independence
