THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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“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”
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“to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
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“whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government”
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“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Home whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it. The Declaration’s fourth and final self-evident truth is that when a government destroys rather than secures its citizens’ unalienable rights, those citizens have a right to revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. “ It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security “.
Detailed explanation-3: -The second portion of the document describes how King George III had disregarded those natural rights to establish a tyranny over the colonies, and sets up a justification for American independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The final draft of the Declaration of Independence contains a preamble, a list of grievances, a formal declaration of independence, and signatures.