Explain one philosophy that directly inspired the writing of the declaration of independence. provide at least one piece of evidence to support your answer

John Locke's philosophy

Explanation: The philosophers of the Enlightenment and most importantly John Locke's political philosophy, were the ideas that directly inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence. It was Thomas Jefferson who put Locke's words on writing. In his "Second Treatise on Government", he wrote that all human beings have "perfect freedom" and the phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness,".

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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