MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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Which statement from the Declaration of Independence best supports the concept of natural rights?
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“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.”
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“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
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“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 4 July 1776, the following words were immortalised in the US Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Detailed explanation-2: -When the authors of the U.S. Declaration of Independence spoke of all people being endowed with “unalienable Rights, ” such as “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, ” they were confirming their belief in the existence of “natural rights.”
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