Question

From which person did Thomas Jefferson draw many of the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence? A. John Locke B. King James II C. Thomas Paine

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.

The answer is C , Thomas Paine