Question

HELP!!!! In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson made the case for independence from

Great Britain by applying ideas from the Enlightenment. Tell which ideas in the Declaration of
Independence were inspired by the Enlightenment and explain what those ideas meant to
Jefferson.

Answer 1

The entire Declaration of Independence is saturated with Enlightenment-era ideas and influences, the most noticeable and famous of which stem from John Locke. It can itself be labeled a product of the Enlightenment and an illustration of Enlightenment-era political thought.