MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Preamble
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Third Section
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Second Second
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When King George III first received the Declaration of Independence, he ignored the colonies once again. To him, they were an annoyance, just an inconvenience. To try to create a distraction, he petitioned John Lind, an English politician and writer, to write a response to the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Previous petitions of the Continental Congress had been addressed to the King-specifically, “Most Gracious Sovereign". Though King George III is the subject of the Declaration of Independence, it is not addressed to him. Rather, it is addressed to “a candid world".
Detailed explanation-3: -Although King George III was the principal target of the Declaration of Independence, he was never formally sent a copy and there is no actual evidence that he ever read it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lastly the Continental Congress issued a petition, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, to King George, a portion of which was written by John Adams. Something of a precursor to the Declaration of Independence, it called for greater American autonomy and limits on Parliament’s power over the colonies.