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Thomas Jefferson based concepts in the Declaration of Independence on philosophies from the Enlightenment. The ideas of the unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are based on which of these political principles?

A.
natural rights
B.
civil rights
C.
legal rights
D.
divine rights

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The answer is A. Natural Rights
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