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| Declaration of Independence | The Declaration of Independence explained why the American colonies were right to revolt against England since the King had violated the natural rights of the colonists. |
| Natural Rights | Natural rights are basic rights that belong equally to everyone. |
| Enlightenment Philosophers | philosphers like John Locke wrote about natural rights and had a tremendous influence on the founding fathers |
| John Locke | Enlightenment philosopher who influenced Thomas Jefferson |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Social Contract Theory | John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers wrote that government received its power from the people and people created governments to protect their natural rights |
| "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" | some of the inalienable or natural rights that Jefferson wrote about in the Declaration of Independence |
| "Consent of the governed" | Jefferson wrote that governments received their power from the permission or consent of the people |
