How does the passage relate to Enlightenment ideas about government?
Governments cannot take away natural rights.
Powerful people cannot lose their natural rights.
O People are naturally free, equal, and independent.
Governments give some rights and take away
others.

According to us supporters, which was a benefit of purchasing alaska? the territory would be a buffer to invasions from europe. the territory would provide a place for many americans to live. it would increase trade by improving access to the northern pacific. it would increase the united states’ power by creating a bond with russia.