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The Social Contract gave the colonies a way to justify breaking away from England.

Enlightenment Ideas in the Declaration of Independence included:

  • Equality-"all men are created equal"
  • Right to rebel against tyranny
  • government deriving power from the consent of the people
  • natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
  • duty to throw off governments that violate the natural rights
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