<span><em>This statement ignores the process of revolution.</em></span>
The correct answer here would be D.
The ideas of about civil liberties and government did not happen over night but over the course of several centuries, officially starting when king John signed and which was the first document to limit the authority of the ruler. Many more documents for the succeeding centuries gave birth to the parliamentary monarchy including The Petition of Right, the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, the Bill of Rights from 1689 among many others.
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Because Social Darwinism is a mash between "Survival of the Fittest" and socialogy, races and political groups/parties fought to be at the top. It's natural for large groups in population to think they are better than the rest and given the example of Hitler, Benito Mussolini, etc., it's not hard to see who Europeans think they are. The first option is most likely correct.
Helping to draft the Declaration of Independence and successfully negotiating an alliance with France. In 1776,Franklin was on the 5 member committee that helped craft the Declaration of Independence. So I would think the answer is a but not sure.