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Writing Workshop: Creating an Argumentative Essay — Unit test

Question 22 • WV-US Studies

Thomas Jefferson borrowed an idea from John Locke that he used in the Declaration of Independence. What did Jefferson call this idea?

Answer
A
“executive branch”
B
“people’s rights”
C
“natural rights”
D
“unalienable rights”

Explanation

Locke argued that people have natural rights, including life, liberty, and property. Jefferson adapted this idea in the Declaration of Independence, describing the rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as “unalienable rights.” The correct choice is “unalienable rights.”

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