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The answer is D) P<span>erseverance</span>
Answer:
Last sentence, "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."
Explanation:
The last sentence in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence indicates that the colonists did not wish to remain hostile toward Great Britain in the future.
The answer to the question is A).