The single most important influence that shaped the founding of the United States comes from JOHN LOCKE, a 17th century Englishman who redefined the nature of government. Although he agreed with Hobbes regarding the self-interested nature of humans, he was much more optimistic about their ability to use reason to avoid tyranny. In his SECOND TREATISE OF GOVERNMENT, Locke identified the basis of a legitimate government. According to Locke, a ruler gains authority through the consent of the governed. The duty of that government is to protect the natural rights of the people, which Locke believed to include LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY. If the government should fail to protect these rights, its citizens would have the right to overthrow that government. This idea deeply influenced THOMAS JEFFERSON as he drafted the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
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<span><span>Natural
rights, Social Contract, Revolution<span>, and Reason are ideas of Enlightment. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is also part of it.</span></span></span>
Fort McHenry is what inspired the star spangled banner
<span>European Imperialism
in Asia began in India. It was first called as the East Indies, where Western
Europeans first entered to Asia in search for possible trade routes to China.
This then led to the Age of Discovery where people have expanded their colonies
and empires throughout different areas in Asia. As a result, colonialism lasted
for six centuries in different Asian countries. </span>
