The <em>inuite</em> people, who inhabit the regions of North Canada, Alaska and Greenland, call their winter houses igloo, or <em>iglu</em> (in <em>inuite</em> language). Although many people stereotypically associate igloos with the typical dome-shaped shelter built of snow, the word traditionally means a house made of any material.
Many ideas from the Enlightenment influenced the Declaration of Independence. For example, John Locke's idea that everyone had natural rights and the right to overthrow the government influenced Thomas Jefferson greatly.
