Powerful ideas have powerful consequences, and these are illustrated as the Americans declared their independence from the British.
Using the required readings, respond in one essay to the following two questions:
1). Explain at least one political concept from John Locke that is clearly reflected in the Declaration of Independence. Use one or more direct quotations from The Second Treatise and at least one from the Declaration of Independence in your answer, then elaborate in your own words.
2). Discuss how John Witherspoon applied his Christian worldview to justify revolution against the British in 1776; in other words, how did he connect political and civil liberty to religious liberty? Use at least one quote from “The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men” sermon in your answer, then explain. (This essay is required to be at least 400 words).
These are the necessary readings for this assignment:
This is the article for John Locke’s Second Treatise:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7370/7370-h/7370-h.htm
John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men:
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-dominion-of-providence-over-the-passions-of-men-excerpt/
The uploaded files are screenshots of the Declaration of Independence from the book “The Enduring Debate” (Classic And Contemporary Readings In American Politics, eighth edition) by David T. Canon, John J. Coleman, and Kenneth R. Mayer
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