Question

Historians often praise Thomas Jefferson for incorporating the Enlightenment into the Declaration of Independence. Which of these BEST explains why this can be said?

A) there is evidence that it was written in France
B) it was written in the middle of the 18th Century
C) the philosophies of John Locke and Montesquieu are used
D) it contains many references to "Nature

Answer 1

Correct answer is C) the philosophies of John Locke and Montesquieu are used

Step-by-step explanation:

C is the correct because when writing his famous part about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness he used the ideas of John Locke. As he was familiar with the ideas of French Enlightenment that is why he was able to use their philosophy.

A is wrong because Declaration wasn't written in France.

B is not correct because it was written in 1776.

D is not correct because reference it self is not enough to prove this theory.