Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote that the relationship between citizens and their government was a social contract. Which statement describes the impact of the idea of government as a social contract on the French Revolution in 1789? A. The king granted women the right to vote. B. French citizens claimed their natural rights. C. The king raised taxes to pay off the public debt. D. French citizens supported the king against the nobles.

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Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote that the relationship between citizens and their government was a social contract. Which statement describes the impact of the idea of government as a social contract on the French Revolution in 1789? A. 		The king granted women the right to vote. B. 		French citizens claimed their natural rights. C. 		The king raised taxes to pay off the public debt. D. 		French citizens supported the king against the nobles.

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B. French citizens claimed their natural rights.