Question

Read the excerpt from the conclusion of the Declaration of Independence. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Why does Jefferson conclude with this statement? to soften the impact of this document so that more readers agree with it to leave an opening for future negotiations with the British to show colonial support for the document and the willingness to fight for independence to influence other nations in their own struggles for independence

Answer 1

Answer:  To show colonial support for the document and the willingness to fight for independence.

Explanation:  The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution generally, contained the ideas of the Enlightenment. According to these ideas, and with the ideas and attitudes of the colonists, the Divine Providence they protect and represent, gives everyone the right to freedom, the right to confession of religion, the right to property, the right to freedom of movement, and not only to the chosen monarch and his loyal subjects. Thus, the colonists make their promise to protect this Providence by mutually protecting and supporting each other in the exercise of these rights, and have shown determination to gain independence from Britain in order to continue to live as free people.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

C. To show colonial support for the document and the willingness to fight for independence.

Jefferson concludes with the statement, "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor," to show colonial support for the document and the willingness to fight for independence.

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