23 Select the correct answer.
What argument does Thomas Jefferson make in ths 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 certaln unalenable
Rights, that among these are Luife, Liberty and the pursult of Happlness.-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 instute new Government, laying ts foundatlon on such principles and
organizing Its powers Iin such forn, as to them shall seem most likely to effect thelr Safety and Happlness.
OA The American colonists desire a more peaceful alllance with Great Britain but their British counterparts do not.
OB. The American colonist l ght to seek freedom from Great Britaln due to the continued oppression of their basic rights.
OC. The American colonies couro Torm a better government than the one established by Great Britain to govern them.
OD. The king of Britaln and the members of British Parllament have lIttle Interest In the welfare of the colonles.
OE. The American colonles should have sufficient representation In British Parllament if America and Great Britaln are to coexist
peacefully.
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