Enlightenment Ideas in America Answers

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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

A
compromise and peace
B
discussion and debate
C
time and tradition
D
power and control
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Read the excerpts from historical documents.From the Declaration of Independence:. . . That 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, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.From the Declaration of Sentiments:Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

A
because they are heartfelt praises intended to applaud activists
B
because they mention the Founding Fathers in an attempt to inspire
C
because they are powerful calls to change that define their causes
D
because they are battle cries that demand physical confrontation
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

A
The excerpt relies on pathos by offering high praise to the document’s authors.
B
The excerpt relies on pathos by making strong emotional claims.
C
The excerpt relies on logos by referencing other historical texts.
D
The excerpt relies on logos by explaining the reasoning behind the document.
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.Nor have We been wanting in attention to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.

A
to inform readers about British immigration to the colonies
B
to convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly
C
to inform readers about specific acts of British military aggression
D
to convince readers that American colonists should be tried in Britain
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Read the excerpts from historical documents.From the Declaration of Independence:We . . . solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved . . .From the Declaration of Sentiments:. . . we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of the United States.

A
Both offer complaints.
B
Both recall history.
C
Both state demands.
D
Both admit defeat.
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state lawmakersa women’s rights conventiona community activist groupcollege students

A
state lawmakers
B
a women’s rights convention
C
a community activist group
D
college students
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.

A
by describing one young woman’s unfulfilled potential
B
by emphasizing the injustices endured by women
C
by explaining laws that govern marriages
D
by establishing her authority to question the status quo
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Read the excerpt from the 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. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That 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 . . .

A
Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to present a claim based on reason and precedent.
B
Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to praise his listeners for their political activism.
C
Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to suggest that there is no urgency to his message.
D
Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to encourage peaceful relations with Britain.
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Which words in the excerpt have negative connotations? Choose three answer options.

A
prevent
B
population
C
purpose
D
obstructing
E
refusing
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Which statement uses logos as a rhetorical appeal?

A
No young child should go to bed feeling hungry.
B
The committee has experience with staffing and operating food banks.
C
Without food banks, families would face the empty shelves of their pantries.
D
If the food bank collects one hundred more cans, it will be fully stocked.

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