Question

1. Read the following excerpt from the declaration of Independence and answer the questions below:

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Which Enlightenment Philosopher most influenced this excerpt from the declaration of Independence?

A. Baron de Montesquieu

B. John Locke

C. Voltaire

D. Mary Wollstonecraft




2. Which text evidence from the declaration of Independence proves that your answer to the previous question is correct?

A. "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men..."

B. "That when any from of government becomes destructive of these ends..."

C. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

D. "...that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

Answer 1

1 B John Locke

2 D that they are endowedby their creatorwith certainunalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness