Which statements accurately describe Enlightenment ideas? Choose all answers that correct A Oliver Cromwell closed Parliament by force and ruled England as a military dictator. B Many Europeans admired Benjamin Franklin for his confidence in the human ability to understand the physical and social world. C King James said that he had the power to raise money through taxes without having to ask Parliament. D John Locke wrote that the job of governments was to respect natural law and protect natural rights. E The French philosopher Voltaire believed people should be free

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Which statements accurately describe Enlightenment ideas? Choose all answers that correct A Oliver Cromwell closed Parliament by force and ruled England as a military dictator. B Many Europeans admired Benjamin Franklin for his confidence in the human ability to understand the physical and social world. C King James said that he had the power to raise money through taxes without having to ask Parliament. D John Locke wrote that the job of governments was to respect natural law and protect natural rights. E The French philosopher Voltaire believed people should be free

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The best options from the list would be "B Many Europeans admired Benjamin Franklin for his confidence in the human ability to understand the physical and social world"," D John Locke wrote that the job of governments was to respect natural law and protect natural rights," and "E The French philosopher Voltaire believed people should be free," although less so option B due to this taking place far later in the Enlightenment.