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U.S. History Study Guide

9. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. —That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.” - The Declaration of Independence What Enlightenment figure best reflects Thomas Jefferson's passage a. John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government b. Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan c. William Shakespeare's Hamlet d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract e. Thomas Paine Common Sense 10. Which colonial figure became an ardent patriot after being berated over the Hutchinson Affair? a. John Adams b.

Benjamin Franklin c. Thomas Jefferson d. Samuel Adams e. John Dickinson

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