The ideas of John Locke made Thomas Jefferson think that Amercian colonies had suffered from the Great Britain's usurpations,abuses, and despotism. So he used those ideas to prove that the Great Britain had abused the power and to declare independence from them. Jefferson stated men are born with life,liberty, and property and it's the government's job to preserve them. If the governments do not, people can throw off and institute a new government. As a result, the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Second Continential Congress on July 4, 1776 and the American colonies became officially free and independent from the Great Britain. 혹시 안보일까봐 적어놓을게!