3. In 1789, the French National Assembly issued the "Declaration of the Rights of Man," based in part
on
the concepts expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both documents reflected
the Enlightenment belief that governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens. What
developments in France and the United States attempted to assure the implementation of this
concept of government?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Drafting constitutional protections
Restoring monarchical rule
Gaining additional territory
Expanding the slave trade.

After the American Revolution and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, many countries took inspiration from the United States in their own revolutions and the establishment of rights doctrines.

Marquis de Lafayette, who originally drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man actually consulted with Thomas Jefferson, an author of the Declaration of the Independence, and framer of the U.S. Constitution, to write their own doctrine to protect the natural rights of man.