MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Question
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Why might Jefferson have chosen to write the entire first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence as one sentence?
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to include all the thesis statements
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to provide parallelism for emphasis
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to prove what a good writer he was
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to set the stage and immerse the reader
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to show how complicated the document is
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -One might reasonably ask why the Committee asked Jefferson to write the first draft. It was decided by the group that each member would vote their choice. Jefferson came in first and Adams second. Except for Livingston, Jefferson was the youngest of the members at thirty-three.
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