GRIEVANCES:
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson provided a list of "facts to be submitted to a candid world" to demonstrate that the British king had been seeking to establish "an absolute Tyranny over these States" (the colonial states which were declaring their independence).
Jefferson's list included items such as:
- The king refused to assent to laws that were wholesome and necessary for the public good.
- The king had forbidden colonial governors to enact laws or implement laws without his assent (which, as the prior point noted, he was in no hurry to give).
- The king forced people to give up their rights to legislative assembly or forced legislative bodies to meet in difficult places that imposed hardships on them.
- The king dissolved legislative assemblies and then refused for a long time to have other assemblies elected.
- The king obstructed justice in the colonies and made judges dependent on his will alone for their salaries and their tenure in office.
- The king kept standing armies in place in the colonies in peacetime, without the consent of the colonial legislatures.
- The king imposed taxes without the colonists' consent.
These and additional items listed in the Declaration were meant to support the colonies' position that tyranny was standard operating procedure by the British monarchy, and therefore revolution was justified.
RIGHTS
The list of grievances gives an idea of the kinds of rights the colonists believed all citizens should have. Protections against the sort of things listed in the grievances would later be included in the US Constitution. The most famous statement about rights in the Declaration of Independence is this classic line: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. "
Answer:
C.
Explanation:
The USSR and USA were at odds with each other throughout the 20th century, especially during the Cold War. Each country was a world superpower with very differing views. The USSR was communist and a "threat" to all things that were good and capitalist. The USA was a "threat" to communist because of its evil ideology. Since both of these nations had a nuclear arsenal at their disposal, war would have ended life on Earth as we know it. However, neither side was willing to give up their weapons- power and security were very important to them.
This made it almost impossible to come to any sort of agreement. The USSR was supplying third world countries with weapons and support- with the intention that those countries would become communist. Cuba, being so close to the US (and Washington, D.C.) was a prime spot for building a Soviet nuclear base. The USSR was on its way to deploying weapons to Cuba, and the US came very near to nuclear annihilation. In the 13 day standoff, Kennedy agreed to allow Cuba sovereignty if the Soviets would withdraw their weapons from Cuba- which they did.
States had emerged as an uncontested authority in Europe.