AP U.S. History / Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800

3.4 Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution

3 practice questions

Notes

Enlightenment ideas (Locke's natural rights, social contract) and republicanism inspired revolutionaries. **Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) argued for independence. The Declaration of Independence** (Jefferson, 1776) stated natural rights.

Practice

Common Sense argued:

The Declaration of Independence drew heavily on:

The Declaration was adopted in:

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