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According to Jefferson, what is the purpose of a government? Was Britain honoring this purpose in the colonies
CE: JULY 4, 1776
necessary for one people
ve connected them with another.
of the earth, the separate and equal
causes which impel them to the separation.
uries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an
he history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated
undation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to
eople to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
em shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
f Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the
ust powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form
cecure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to
the opinions of mankind requires that they should
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
olute Tyranny over these States.In every stage of These
Pressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms,
repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury:A
ce, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a
nt, is unfit to be the rule of a free people.
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cording to Jefferson, what is the purpose of a government? Was Britain honoring. this purpose in the colonies?
where does Jefferson claim that the powers of government are derived?
word does Jefferson use to describe King George III? Why does Jefférson claim this?
you think King George III would have reacted upon receiving this declaration?
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