Select the correct answer
what argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence?
we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable
among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. --that to secure these rights, goverments are instituted among men, den
powers from the consent of the govemed. - that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the righ
people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in s
to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness!
a.
the amencan colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not.
b.
the american colonists have a night to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights
c.
the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govem them.
d.
the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies
e
the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist
peacefully

After depriving her of all rights as a married woman, if single, and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to it…. he has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her…. he has usurped the prerogative of jehovah himself, claiming it as his right to assign for her a sphere of action, when that belongs to her conscience and to her god. he has endeavored, in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life. now, in view of this entire disfranchisement of one-half the people of this country, their social and religious degradation--in view of the unjust laws above mentioned, and because women do feel themselves aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights, we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of the united states. read the passage on the left to answer the following questions: 4) in what manner was this document patterned off of the preamble to the declaration of independence? a) it uses the same language, but frames women being oppressed by men instead of the 13 colonies being oppressed by the british. b) it uses different language, but argues for a society in which men and women separate like the colonists separated from the british. c) it uses the same language, but frames the notion of men standing up for women instead of the 13 colonies standing up to the british. d) it uses different language, but argues for a society in which men and women join forces to attack the injustices that plague both sexes.