1. How did Thomas Jefferson use John Locke's ideal of the sodal contract to justify declaring independence?

The famous introduction clearly reflected John Locke's social contract theory: "...to secure these rights [Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

d) the constitution rights of native americans and their right to self-government on reservations