Answer:
A . Thomas Hobbes.
Explanation:
The ideas of Hobbes, an English philosopher of the Enlightenment, about the natural rights of men such as the rights to life, to be free, to the pursuit of happiness and the notion that men are born equal, are reflected in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. Its main author is Thomas Jefferson, who was well acquainted with those ideas.
Imperialism is basically a policy that extends a country's power and influence through a military force and/or a diplomacy.
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The blacks would be happy that the Union were winning because they were one step away from freedom from slavery
Because they would have access to land and water
