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l **__ USI 6b - Identifying how political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement in America and led to the Declaration of Independence, with the emphasis on the ideas of John Locke. __** New Ideas! John Locke Ideas of John Locke The colonists wanted independence! What are the key philosophies in the D.O.I.? Video Notes: Declaration of Independence. || l  New political ideas led to a desire for independence and democratic government in the American colonies l One of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment period l The great thinkers wrote ideas about Government l People have natural rights to life, liberty, and property. l Government is created to protect the rights of people and has only the limited and specific powers the people consent to give it. l The Declaration of Independence proclaimed independence from England. l It stated that people have natural (inherent) rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. l The Colonists wanted independence from England. l June 1776 l Thomas Jefferson did most of the writing l He used some ideas from John Locke l The 13 colonies wanted to be “free and independent states” l People have “certain unalienable rights” of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness l People establish government to protect those rights l Government derives power from the __people__. l<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> People have a right and duty to change a government that violates their rights! || l<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> **__ Summary: __**** For your summary :- ** l<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> ** Imagine that you are King George III ** l<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> ** Draw a sensory figure that explains how he might have felt about the Declaration of Independence. **