An idea from the enlightenment that influenced the declaration of independence was 1.the social contract. 2.representative government. 3.trial by jury. 4.freedom of elections.

The correct answer is number 2.- Representative government.

An idea from Enlightenment that influenced the Declaration of Independence was the Representative government.

The Representative government was one of the many ideas that influenced the people who wrote the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson and others believed in the idea that the government should protect the citizens and respect and guarantee their natural rights. Brilliant thinkers of the Enlightenment such as Voltaire, John Lock, and Thomas Hobbes, wrote many ideas that infuenced directly and appear in the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

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