How did the discovery of gold in California impact the national debate over slavery?
© It encouraged the expansion of slavery because enslaved people were needed to work in the mines
It threatened to upset the balance of free states and slave states.
o It proved that slavery wasn't necessary for economic growth.
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(It’s b)

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.