🌍ap world history: modern review

Thomas Jefferson

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

American revolutionary leader who incorporated Enlightenment ideas, particularly those of John Locke, into the Declaration of Independence to justify American independence.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 The Enlightenment

Unit 5

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