Justification of Revolt

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Justification of the Revolt

As the author of the Declaration of Independence , Thomas Jefferson was justifying the colonial separation of America from Britain and the document served as a philosophical tact on the nature of humans , role of the government in the society , and the essence of individual liberty The philosophies of John Locke had great impact on the founding fathers of independence . As people were getting enlightened , many philosophers justified rebellion against those in power by propagating ideas which were unheard

of in the past . They stressed the importance of rights and liberties of an individual by convincing people to challenge the previous belief on authority , rulers and the church (Severnce , 18 . The significance of the society during the enlightening period rotated along people 's rights . John Locke and in particular , Thomas Jefferson were the initiators of the arguable and influential ideas

Locke argued that men had natural rights that could not be alienated such as right to life , liberty , and property . In addition , he said that people had a right to overthrow a ruler or government which was unfit or tyrannical . After the American Revolutionary War , the actions of the colonists became a source of huge debate among different philosophers When is a rebellion justified or a revolution supported ? Locke says that people can justify a rebellion when their natural rights are being threatened . He also introduced a new philosophy that people had the right of influencing the actions of their ruler , and...