Question 18(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(02.06 MC)
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Nor have We been wanting in attentions 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 dear 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
-Declaration of Independence, 1776
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the text?
O The British haven't left us alone. We told them we wanted to make our own rules. We appealed to them in so many ways, but they have not listened to us,
so it may be time for war
O The Laws of God and nature require that a group of people declare independence before they fight for independence
Owe are over the British and their rules, so we're declaring our independence.
Owhen a group of people are unhappy with their government, they have the natural right to leave and form their own government