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Position:Home>History> How were the colonists influenced by John Locke's writings?Question: How were the colonists influenced by John Locke's writings!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: John Locke's ideas stated that as a society, when a tyrant rules a country and the citizens is forced into oppression, the individuals have the right to rebel!. The colonist used this (and more) as leverage in the starting of the Revolutionary War!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Locke's ideas are prominent in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |