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In paragraph form, detail the philosophies of the two philosophers that Thomas Jefferson based the Declaration of Independence on

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John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

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Montesquieu thought of the separation of powers which influenced the us to come up the the three branches which are the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch, Locke was a very influential writer that inspired a few important ideas that influenced our government early on. John Locke came up with the idea of life, liberty, and property as it also inspired Thomas Jefferson to make a similar line.

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