Which people formed part of the middle class after the adoption of capitalism?
Serfs, slaves, and servants.
<span>The declaration of independence states that every man has certain rights, it also states that every man has the right to a fair trial. It states that the legitimacy of a government comes from the people they govern and that it is the government obligation to respect an uphold a man's individual rights. All of those statements find their origins in the work of enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.</span>
1) They allowed sailors to go on longer voyages
2) Help navigators map the coastlines