Jonh Locke believed there were moral laws at work in the universe, like others laws that were ruling nature, this moral law ruled human behavior towards a natural morality, which human would be "acting in conformity with reason".
He called this moral order Natural Law.
How was the world looking at the time? What were the main movements and political and ideological thoughts powering most people.
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During the 1840s, supporters of the manifest destiny favored acquiring Texas and California since the doctrine of manifest destiny meant reaching the Pacific Ocean.
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