Enlightenment thinkers promoted the idea of the rights of citizens and the people's authority to create--and to change--their own governments. The works of Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were read by leaders of the revolution movements in America. The American Revolution sought to put those Enlightenment ideas into practice in creating a government based on liberty and justice for all.
As an example of one Enlightenment philosopher's political thoughts that influenced the American revolution, let's look at John Locke. According to Locke's view, a government's power to govern comes from the consent of the people themselves -- those who are to be governed. This was a change from the previous ideas of "divine right monarchy" -- that a king ruled because God appointed him to be the ruler. Locke repudiated the views of divine right monarchy in his <em>First Treatise on Civil Government.</em> In his<em> Second Treatise on Civil Government</em>, Locke argued for the rights of the people to create their own governments according to their own desires and for the sake of protecting their own life, liberty, and property.
The American founding fathers read Locke (as well as other Enlightenment writers like Montesquieu and Rousseau). The American Revolution (1775-1783) was inspired by these ideas.
Lincoln's primary goal during his presidency was to "maintain the Union" meaning that he prized this goal above ending slavery since he knew that if the South were allowed to go free the nation would fail.
It is A because each state receives electoral votes by the amount of members from that state in the House of Representatives
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King Henry would most likely feel a bit of guilt for locking her in the tower to her death. While he was very determined to produce a male heir, he was still a Christian with Christian morals. As to his response, I'm not sure if a response is truly necessary since the letter was more of a "please don't forget me, and you are condemned to dam,nation for this" declaration. If he did respond it would probably be a senseless justification for her imprisonment and perhaps an apology.
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I think B but I'm not sure if this is right. We are learning about this now (Im in 6th) in Social Studies. I hope I helped!