Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.
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<span>A great distance geographically separated colonists and Britain
They spoke the same language - English. The religious beliefs were mostly the same, but the colonies had more diversity in their Christianity while the English were predominantly protestant. The colonists didn't ally themselves with the natives.</span>
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