Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke. Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England's Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II.
British North America. In 1860, British North America was made up of scattered colonies (Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
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Option: d. advanced the cause of a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
Explanation:
In 1853, James Gadsden bought a strip of land from Mexican for $10 million. The Gadsden Purchase was a treaty in which the United States got some land from Mexico present Arizona and New Mexico. The purpose of this land was to build a railroad to California called the southern transcontinental railroad.
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