Question

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence reflects the Enlightenment principle of natural rights?

A. Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
B. The political bands which have connected them with another
C. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
D. At places unusual, uncomfortable and distant.

Answer 1

C is the correct answer.

Enlightenment philosopher John Locke developed a theory of natural rights in which every free person had the rights of life, liberty, and property.

Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by Locke and developed the concept of natural rights further writing in the Declaration of Independence that every citizen had the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.