In exploring the relationship between governments and people, Thomas Hobbes argued that governments resulted from a social contract to maintain an orderly society. John Locke, another philosopher of the Enlightenment, inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new
social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?
If a government entered into alliances with foreign governments
O if a government violated a people's natural rights
Ifa government failed to compel obedience
If a government failed to protect people from economic inequality

The correct answer is B. If a government violated a people's natural rights.

Explanation

John Locke was an English philosopher who based his approach on empiricism, that is, he considered that all knowledge originated from stimuli received through the senses. Other of his approaches are devoted to religion that he considers merely a relationship between the individual and God, without getting involved in social relationships between humans. Additionally, related to religion, he considers that all individuals have the right to a natural law that is responsible for establishing global harmony through a predisposition in each individual that prevents him from acting in a wrong way.

On the other hand, Locke argues that when establishing a State (social contract) individuals must preserve their four natural rights to life, liberty, private property, and the right to defend them natural rights. Therefore, it can be said that John Locke inspired the American revolutionaries because he established that individuals can preserve their right to freedom through the establishment of a new social contract if their natural rights were violated by the government.