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During the American Revolution on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was created by the Second Continental Congress. This official paper had Enlightenment ideas incorporated into it by including natural rights. The concept of natural rights was made by John Locke. According to Locke, all people are born free and equal, with three natural rights— life, liberty, and property. The purpose of government, said Locke, is to protect these rights. If a government fails to do so, citizens have a right to overthrow