How were the colonists influenced by John Locke's writings?

Question: How were the colonists influenced by John Locke's writings!?
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John Locke's ideas stated that as a society, when a tyrant rules a country and the citizens is forced into oppression, the individuals have the right to rebel!. The colonist used this (and more) as leverage in the starting of the Revolutionary War!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Locke's ideas are prominent in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution!.Www@QuestionHome@Com