* What Enlightenment ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence? * Reasons why separation from Britain was necessary? * What does the Declaration of Independence say about the values of the American people?

The Declaration included the principles of John Locke. It also included the right to revolt against an unjust ruler, such as the social contract states. ... These two documents reflected some of the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers, such as Locke's ideas of natural rights, and Rousseau's social contract.