Question

short-answer constructed response question (crq)
crq directions (1 - 3): analyze the documents and answer the short - answer questions that follow each document in the space provided.
base your answer to question 1 on document 1 below and on your knowledge of social studies.
document 1
excerpt adapted from john lockes second treatise of government (1690):
\men are by nature all free, equal, and independent. no one can be subjected to political power without his own consent. people agree to form governments to protect their natural rights of life, liberty, and property. when governments violate these rights, people have the right to overthrow them.\
source: john lockes second treatise of government (1690)
historical context—refers to the historical circumstances that led to this event/idea/historical development.

1. **explain the historical circumstances that led john locke to develop the ideas expressed in this excerpt.1

Explanation:

John Locke lived during the 17th - century English political upheaval. There were struggles between the monarchy and Parliament, and questions about the nature of political power. The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution influenced his thinking on natural rights and the social - contract, as people sought to define the proper relationship between the government and the governed.

Answer:

During the 17th - century in England, there were power struggles between the monarchy and Parliament, and events like the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution. These led Locke to think about natural rights and the social - contract, as people were trying to re - define the relationship between government and the people.