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xxTIMURxx [149]
3 years ago
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Choose only the statements that CORRECTLY describe the creation and structure of the Declaration of Independence. John Locke was

an enlightened thinker who helped inspire the Declaration of Independence by coming up with the idea of the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." A committee of ten people drafted the response to support a resolution declaring independence. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. The first part of the Declaration, which declares the purpose of the document, is called the Preamble. The list of grievances against the king for unjust actions against the colonists was removed from the Declaration. One section of the Declaration is a list of 'self evident truths' that should be protected for all citizens.
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mafiozo [28]3 years ago
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The correct statements are:


- John Locke was an enlightened thinker who helped inspire the Declaration of Independence by coming up with the idea of the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

John Locke defended that any human being had a series of natural rights that were life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.


- Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

- Although Thomas Jefferson is known as the true author of the Declaration of Independence, there were five people appointed to draw up the declaration - Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson -.


- The first part of the Declaration, which declares the purpose of the document, is called the Preamble

The preamble is used to show the purpose of the Federal Government that is: "<em>establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity."</em>

- One section of the Declaration is a list of 'self-evident truths' that should be protected for all citizens.

The self-evident truths are: all men are created equal, they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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