D, Strike down laws that went against the constitution.
A. he thought without him his country would fail
Answer: c It indirectly helps him to enter into politics.
Explanation:
The main point of the essay is that the signers of the Declaration of Independence, like Whipple, were mostly wealthy men who, despite owning slaves themselves, understood that acknowledging Britain´s oppression involved principals of human liberty equality and with basic rights that were contrary to racial oppression.
In that sense, Whipple entering politics because of his wealthy status is important as an example of what every signer must have gone through.