THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Question
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In the Declaration of Independence the author states that the Americans hold “these truths to be self-evident.” Which of the following is one of these truths?
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all men are created equal
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all rights must be earned
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all citizens have a right to vote
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all rights come from the king
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What does “self-evident” mean? According to Jefferson and other prominent thinkers of his time, such statements as “all Men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights’ are obviously true. Such statements do not require proof.
Detailed explanation-2: -“We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”–Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “self-evident truth” of human equality meant that humans had equal natural rights, equally gave their consent to create a republican government, had equal dignity, and were equal under the law.
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