What 3 documents influenced the US declaration of independence?

Answer 1

Declaration of IndependenceThe United States Declaration of Independence was influenced by the 1581 Dutch Republic declaration of independence, called the Oath of Abjuration. The Kingdom of Scotland's 1320 Declaration of Arbroath was undoubtedly also an influence as the first known formal declaration of independence. Jefferson is also thought to have drawn on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which had been adopted in July 1776.

Answer 2

The Declaration was influenced heavily by French philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Locke, Voltaire and Rousseau. These men produced the ideas of natural rights (rights obtained simply by being human), which were summed up as "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration.

Colonial history was also a large influence on the Declaration. In the document, the Founding Fathers listed many actions the British practiced in the Colonies that hurt the economy, the people, or infringed upon their rights.

Answer 3

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.

Answer 4

The English Bill of Rights, signed by William and Mary.

Answer 5

Declaration of rights ND VIRGINIA STATUE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Answer 6

Theory of Natural Rights