Which statements describe the stated purpose of each document? Choose three correct answers.
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary
for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another,
and to assume...
the separate aled equal station
to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God
entitle them... they should declare the causes
which impel them to the separation.
-The Declaration of Independence,
Thomas Jefferson, 1776
The Declaration of Independence explains why the
colonies are breaking from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence explains why the
British monarchy should be abolished.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen describes why French citizens are rebelling.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen details basic rights everyone is entitled to
Both documents establish the forms of newly
created governments.
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