Why would it be difficult for a poor person to become a civil servant in ancient China? help pleaseee

Use the passage to answer the question. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . –the declaration of independence which enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage? thomas hobbes baron de montesquieu jacques bossuet john locke

Who were the sons of liberty? a. colonists who wanted a monopoly on the british tea trade. b. colonial anti-british protestors c. colonists who wanted seats in the british parliament. d. colonists who wanted to block all colonial trade with britain. !

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.