Revolution of American Independence
Influence Behind Declaring Independence
Influential Documents
Documents like the Fairfax County Resolves and the Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced the making of the Declaration of Independence
Dcouments presented American people with the idea of independence and the rights entitled to every individual.
Fairfax County Resolves was among the first documents that listed the complaints against Britain
Stated the rights of colonists and demanded immediate discontinuation of trade with Britain.
Virginia Declaration of Rights established the rights of Virginians and their right to challenge inadequate government
Language and ideas are very similar to the Declaration of Independence
Influential People and Ideas
Thomas Jefferson was influenced by many people and the ideas they stood for and incorporated their beliefs and values into the Declaration.
John Locke, as pictured above, was one of the most inspiring figures for Jefferson, who based the Declaration on Locke's Second Treaties of Government
Thomas Jefferson was influenced by John Locke's "state of nature" or the idea that all men are created equal
