... will enlighten and solidify the importance of this Declaration to not only the citizens of the United States of America but to the citizens of the planet Earth. I feel that the first important fact that should be looked at is The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson during the late eightieth century in the United States of America. This Document is a culmination of ideologies from Western European Philosophers during the time frame of the Enlightenment. I believe that Thomas Jefferson ... took pieces of those ideologies and ... ...

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... humanity and human nature. He believed that a governments was necessary but only for the protection of the people; to preserve people three undeniable rights of life, liberty, and property. As the Enlightenment spread his ideas became known and were applied for the benefits of the common person, not for the leaders. He in his writings constantly emphasized stressed the importance of freedom. He defended religious freedom, argued for a representative government, and in whole ... set the foundations of what government should be. Consequently, people in England and the United States can no...

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... many ways embodies the Enlightenment spirit, and may even be thought of as the first prototypical American. The first American standard that Franklin covers well is that he is very involved in the country and his own community. Franklin is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and he also co-wrote and signed the U.S. Constitution. Franklin also helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Often Franklin is thought of as the revolutionary figure ... to get ahead. Franklin proved to readers that even undistinguished people in America could, through work, become great figures ...

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... impact upon his own life. Jefferson was largely influenced by Enlightenment writings and was a firm believer in Locke's theory. Soon Jefferson became a revolutionary, and in 1776 wrote the most important document in this nation's history, the Declaration of Independence. However, during the war, while Washington led his troops against the British army and Adams acted as the political leader, Jefferson went into hiding at his estate in ... Monticello. Finally after close to three years of war Jefferson came out to serve as governor of Virginia in 1779. After John Adams Jefferson became t...

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... from taxes. They were also the only members in society who could hold positions of importance such as Officers in the army. This caused great discontent within the Third Estate. Due to over ambitious wars and extravagant spending on courts, Louis XIV and Louis XV had been successful in helping to bankrupt France. The cost of the wars was great in two ways. The French had suffered big defeats ... . The new "Age of Enlightenment" that was taking place in France also prompted it. Revolutionary thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, the Encyclopedists combined with economic theorists combined ...

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