such principies and organizing its powers in such form, as
to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
Happiness.... The history of the present King of Great
Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations...
To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome
and necessary for the public good.
low do the authors of the Declaration best use deductive reasoning to
upport the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government?
A. They follow his initial statement by accusing the British king of
establishing an absolute tyranny.
B. They first establish the idea that declaring one's intentions is a
decent and expected measure.
C. They first establish the idea that safety and happiness are God-
given rights that should be protected.
D. They list the colonists' grievances against the British monarchy,
starting with the king's refusal to "Assent to Laws."