Question

HELP GIVING BRAINLIEST Which quote from the Declaration of Independence shows that the colonists were influenced by John Locke's idea of a social contract? (3 points)
"Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes."
"He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us."
"He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it."

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

"He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us."

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation: “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”