1. to whom was the declaration of independence addressed?
a. british parliament
b. colonists
c. king george of england
d. king louis xiv

C. King George of England

Explanation:

The purpose was to response to the British. The authors appealed to the sympathies of the English people. The accused George III of tyranny, not Louis.

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.