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How did social contract theory lead to the American revolution war?

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John Locke's social contract theory was that people are endowed with the rights of Life, Liberty, and Property and it was the governments job to protect these natural rights, and the government's power should come from the consent of the governed. These ideas were utilized in the writing of the Declaration of Independence and in turn began the American Revolutionary War.

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