Question

(30 Points) Think about the founding documents of the US government that are listed in the table. In the second column, list one or two ways each document is connected to Enlightenment ideas. You can write your responses in bullet form.

Answer 1

listed grievances against leaders, similar to the English Bill of Rights

included Locke’s ideas of natural rights and popular sovereignty

adopted Montesquieu’s ideas of separation of powers

based on Hobbes’s and Rousseau’s ideas of a social contract

protected Locke’s ideas of natural rights

supported Voltaire’s ideas of personal liberties, such as free speech

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation: The Declaration of Independence was the start of our nation's democracy. Without it, we wouldn't be where we were today.

FUN FACT: Every single person(including the person who signed the Declaration of Independence) who was there when the Declaration of Independence was being signed owned a African American slave? So much for,"All men were created equal."