Question

Whose Enlightenment principles did Thomas Jefferson build upon when he drafted the Declaration of Independence?

a. John Adams
b. John Locke
c. King George III
d. George Washington

Answer 1

It was primarily the Enlightenment principles of "John Locke" that Thomas Jefferson built upon when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, since Locke was a firm believer that the people have a right to replace their government if that government becomes tyrannical.