Question

john locke was a british philosopher in the seventeenth century. he wrote numerous works on politics and government. locke argued that all people have certain basic rights to life, liberty, and property. they agree to relinquish some of these rights to a just government that will protect them and establish social stability. if the ruler fails to govern justly, then the people have a right to establish a new government. based on the text, how did john lockes ideas influence the events of the french revolution in the late eighteenth century? a. they provided a justification for the third estates effort to overthrow louis xvi. b. they encouraged popular support for the authoritarian rule of the directory. c. they allowed louis xvi to assert his divine right to the throne. d. they provided the nobles with a rationale for their opposition to the declaration of the rights of man.

Explanation:

John Locke believed people have rights to life, liberty and property and can establish a new government if the ruler is unjust. The Third - Estate in the French Revolution, representing the common people, used such ideas to justify overthrowing Louis XVI who was seen as an unjust ruler.

Answer:

A. They provided a justification for the Third Estate's effort to overthrow Louis XVI.