The Declaration of Independence Answers

Which of the following statements supports the idea that Colonists tried to work with the king before writing the Declaration of Independence?

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.“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. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.”Which best describes the colonies’ view of their relationship with the British government?

Which best describes the structure of the Declaration of Independence?

How does Jefferson support his major premise in the body of the Declaration of Independence?

Jefferson aimed to unite the colonies in writing the Declaration of Independence. How does the structure of the document support his purpose?

In the introduction of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson explains the way a government should function. In the body of the document,