Question

french soldiers brought home ideas about government and rights from the american revolution, including news of the declaration of independence. one of the ideas presented in the declaration of independence is equality for all. englishman thomas hobbes and which other enlightenment thinker proposed this idea?

○ rosseau
○ montesquieu
○ locke
○ voltaire

Explanation:

John Locke was an Enlightenment thinker who proposed ideas about natural rights and equality, which influenced the Declaration of Independence. Rousseau focused on the social contract, Montesquieu on separation of powers, and Voltaire on freedom of speech/religion, so Locke is the correct choice for the idea of equality for all related to the Declaration's concepts.

Answer:

C. Locke