Which statement correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution? (1 point)
A. • Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
B. • Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
C. • Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality
D. • Thomas Hobbes's ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity became the rallying cry of the American Revolution.
B. • Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
B. • Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
To analyze how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution, we need to understand his key beliefs and compare them to the events of the revolution.
Thomas Hobbes believed in a social contract between the ruler and the ruled. He argued that individuals are naturally selfish and driven by their own self-interests. Therefore, they need a strong central authority, like a monarch, to establish order and prevent a state of nature, which he believed would be chaotic and violent.
Now, let's evaluate each statement to see which one correctly analyzes how Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution:
A. Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
This statement does not explicitly connect to Hobbes's ideas. It focuses on the colonists' sense of violated rights rather than a broader philosophical influence.
B. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
While this statement does not reference Hobbes directly, it aligns with his ideas. If the colonists believed that the king was ignoring their rights, they could be driven to revolt against the central authority, as Hobbes suggested.
C. Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.
This statement is inaccurate. Hobbes did not rewrite any founding documents related to the American Revolution, and emphasizing equality, including women's rights, was not a central theme of his thinking.
D. Thomas Hobbes's ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity became the rallying cry of the American Revolution.
This statement is also inaccurate. While the American Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideas, including those of Hobbes, his specific concepts of liberty, equality, and fraternity were not the primary rallying cry. It was more influenced by thinkers like John Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.
Therefore, the correct statement that correctly analyzes how Hobbes's ideas impacted the American Revolution is B. Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.