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What ideas inspired thimas jefferson aw he drafted the american decleration of independence​

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Answer: Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.

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Answer: Thomas Jefferson was inspired by John Locke's ideas.

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(he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch.) John Locke originally considered the idea of "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Though this is where most of his inspiration came from, he was also influenced by the "Bill of rights" and the "Magna Carta". Hope this helps and wish you luck.

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