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The Enlightenment ideas that are reflected in important documents such as the Declaration of Independence are "natural rights," "equality," "popular sovereignty," and "the separation of powers."
Brilliant thinkers and philosophers such as Baron de Montesquiou, Jean-Jaques Rosseau, Voltaire, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke, influenced the founding fathers of the United States with their novel ideas about government, society, and citizenship.
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<u>Answer:</u>
The debate about granting the Philippines independence almost prevented the Treaty of Paris from being ratified.
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- Amidst the engagements being carried out for the accomplishment of the 'Treaty of Paris', the Congress was deliberately discussing over the issue of granting the Philippines independence.
- There was a hot debate going on as the 'Treaty of Paris' included certain clauses that pertained to the US government paying $20 million to Spain for ceding the Philippines to US.
- If the United States would have paid Spain the predetermined amount of compensation, granting 'independence to the Philippines' would have become more difficult.
The answer should be B. through both diplomacy and strength of arms
