Which phrase from the declaration of independence reflects the enlightenment principle of natural rights?
a. the political bands which have connected them with another
b. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
c. at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant
d. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

The phrase from the declaration of independence that  reflects the Enlightenment principle of natural rights is:  B.Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

The basic enlightenment principle is to transfer the majority of power in society from the government to the hands of the people. This would granted the people with the rights to live, the freedom to conduct their own life and the rights to pursue their own passion and interest to fulfill their self actualization.

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

a historian is attempting to study how the puritans affected society in new england