Compare and contrast the two documents and attempt to explain those similarities and differences.
John Locke’s Second Treaties on Government
https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/locke1689a.pdf
The Declaration of Independence
https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-american-revolution/declaration-of-independence-1776/
Remember that Locke’s work comes first and that Jefferson used it when creating the Declaration. Why did
Jefferson use what he did and where he made changes why did he make those changes?
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