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The Enlightenment

Question 10 • *MPS SS221-CR U.S. History S1 2023-24

Without Enlightenment ideals, which would have been least likely to happen?

Answer
A
the Declaration of Independence
B
the Magna Carta
C
the Dominion of New England
D
the Glorious Revolution

Explanation

Enlightenment ideals, such as natural rights and government based on the consent of the governed, strongly influenced the Declaration of Independence. The Magna Carta, the Dominion of New England, and the Glorious Revolution all preceded the Enlightenment or arose from different political circumstances. Therefore, the Declaration of Independence is the event least likely to have happened without Enlightenment ideals.

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