"we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." --thomas jefferson, the declaration of independence, 1776 thomas jefferson's statement about unalienable rights would most likely have been influenced by the writings of a) john locke b) james madison c) benjamin franklin d) jean-jacques rousseau

The correct answer is A. Thomas Jefferson's statement about unalienable rights would most likely have been influenced by the writings of John Locke.

Explanation:

Thomas Jefferson was elected delegate of Virginia at the Continental Convention of Philadelphia (1775), where he distinguished himself as a great orator and author of political statements. He wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence (1776), where he embodied the ideas of John Locke: justified the rebellion for the transgressions of King George III against the rights granted to citizens by the unwritten constitution of Great Britain; his defense of democracy, of equality, of the right of peoples to dispose of themselves and of the natural right of men "to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" have marked the later history of the United States.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

explanation:

the federal constitution of the united mexican states of 1824 was enacted on october 4 of 1824, after the overthrow of the mexican empire of agustin de iturbide. in the new constitution, the republic took the name of of united mexican states. it was replaced by the federal constitution of the united mexican states in 1857.