Question Analyze the quote. Then, answer the question.

"And that claim is by the right...to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us."
- John L. O'Sullivan, 1845

Which event is best supported by the belief expressed in John O'Sullivan's quote?
-XYZ Affair
-War of 1812
-Texas Annexation
-Election of Andrew Jackson

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.