PPSC PCS 2020 · Question 73 of 95

What important influence did John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire have on the United States?

History

AThey were Europeans who came to help the Americans fight the British in the Revolution.
BThey were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.Correct
CThey were Europeans whose inventions sparked the American Industrial Revolution around 1800.
DThey were European philosophers who met with Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: B. They were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.

Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Voltaire were Enlightenment thinkers whose ideas shaped the American Revolution's leaders.

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PPSC PCS 2020 · Question 73 of 95

History

AThey were Europeans who came to help the Americans fight the British in the Revolution.
BThey were European political thinkers who influenced the ideas of American leaders at the time of the Revolution.Correct
CThey were Europeans whose inventions sparked the American Industrial Revolution around 1800.
DThey were European philosophers who met with Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence.

Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Voltaire were Enlightenment thinkers whose ideas shaped the American Revolution's leaders.

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