John Locke's ideas of the social
contract helped Thomas Jefferson
draft what document?

In composing the declaration, Jefferson followed the format of the English Declaration of Rights, written after the Glorious Revolution of 1689. Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke.

500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time

might be agreeing to participate ethically with other european nations in the slave trade

or notifying other european nations when taking possession   of african territories