Which document does the second paragraph of the declaration of independence echo?
a. john locke's second treatise of government
b. thomas hobbes's leviathan
c. baron de montesquieu's the spirit of laws
d. the us constitution

The correct answer is A. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence echoes John Locke's Second Treatise of Government.

Explanation:

On July 4, 1776, at war with Great Britain, the Continental Congress adopted a document to formalize independence. Its writing had been entrusted to Thomas Jefferson, a native colonist from Virginia, recognized for his ability to write clearly and eloquently. Influenced by the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke, Jefferson was a strong advocate of individual rights. In this way, Jefferson included in his text many of the precepts enunciated by Locke in his Second Treatise of Government.