1. C. complete and cruel domination
Absolute despotism describe a form of government that is authoritarian in nature. This type of government do not provide the citizens with any power to change their leaders or influence legislation in any way. Examples of countries under absolute despotism are Germany under Hitler and North Korea.
2. D) “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”
This quote mentions the history that England has with the leaders that rule through absolute despotism. All of those periods caused massive suffering for the people and eventually ended up causing people to banded together to overhtrow the government,.
3. Colonists have a right to exist free and independent of Great Britain.
Foundational basis refers to the thinking or principle which our argument is based from. Having a right to be free and independent from great britain means that we have the right to overthrow them in case the great britain is unwilling to hand over the government
4. B) “. . . That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government
People need government to make sure that their live is protected and they obtain some sort of benefit from the existence of the government. At that time, majority of the colonists felt that the british government no longer provide beneficial support for the colonists. This is why it's easier for jefferson to encourage ohters to join the revolutionary army.
5. B) It emphasizes the king’s role in inflicting multiple forms of injustice.
At that time, the main problems that can be felt by the colonists were unfair taxation rate. Jefferson emphasis the king role in this matter in order to make sure that the people know who were responsible for their suffering. This create some sort of unitya among the colonists to face a common enemy.
