Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. "Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British brethren. 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."What is the purpose of this passage of the Declaration of Independence?Works CitedJefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America. 1776.         It includes the British people in the blame for the collapse of friendly relations, recounting their deafness to the Americans' complaints about Parliament's treatment of them.         It describes the past efforts of the colonists to make peace with England, citing loyalty and obedience.         It recounts the history of colonial settlement and growth, reminding England why and how the British colonists came to America.         It describes how the government of England has ignored all pleas for more merciful and collaborative relations.

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Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. 

"Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British brethren. 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."

What is the purpose of this passage of the Declaration of Independence?

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Jefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America. 1776.
 
 
 
 
It includes the British people in the blame for the collapse of friendly relations, recounting their deafness to the Americans' complaints about Parliament's treatment of them.
 
 
 
 
It describes the past efforts of the colonists to make peace with England, citing loyalty and obedience.
 
 
 
 
It recounts the history of colonial settlement and growth, reminding England why and how the British colonists came to America.
 
 
 
 
It describes how the government of England has ignored all pleas for more merciful and collaborative relations.
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