In July of 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was firmly based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment. The Declaration reflected these ideas in its clear arguments for natural rights "We hold these truths to be self-evident," states the being of the Declaration of Independence, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The U.S. Constitution was based on ideas that Montesquieu believed in such as the separations of powers into three branches. Also the system of checks and balances was based on the thoughts of Montesquieu. The American Revolution inspired the French that they to could have individual
In July of 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was firmly based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment. The Declaration reflected these ideas in its clear arguments for natural rights "We hold these truths to be self-evident," states the being of the Declaration of Independence, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The U.S. Constitution was based on ideas that Montesquieu believed in such as the separations of powers into three branches. Also the system of checks and balances was based on the thoughts of Montesquieu. The American Revolution inspired the French that they to could have individual