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Which quote from the Declaration of Independence shows that the colonists were influenced by John Locke's idea of natural rights?

"A decent respect...requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

"Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes."

"They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights."

"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world."

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They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights

Step-by-step explanation:

John Locke believed that people should have natural rights that cannot be taken away.

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(C) "They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights."

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