Asked by Jeffrey Matikainen on Apr 28, 2024
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In the Declaration of Independence, what justification did Thomas Jefferson provide as the basis for breaking with Britain?
A) "There is something absurd in supposing a Continent to be perpetually governed by an island."
B) Great Britain had never actually played a role in the economy of the colonies, and their trade remained "completely separate."
C) Since new British rules had forbidden the colonies from continuing the slave trade and slavery was "so central to colonial agriculture," the colonists had no choice.
D) The "heritage of a freeborn Englishman" provided each colonist with the political right to seek democratic representation so long as they were British themselves.
E) Because government derived from the "consent of the governed," the governed had the right to remove that consent.
Consent of the Governed
A political concept that suggests government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and lawful when consented to by the people or society over which that power is exercised.
Breaking with Britain
Breaking with Britain describes the process by which the thirteen American colonies severed their political connections and allegiances to Great Britain, eventually leading to the American Revolutionary War and the establishment of the United States.
- Fathom the critical role of the Declaration of Independence and how it motivated subsequent revolutionary movements.
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Learning Objectives
- Fathom the critical role of the Declaration of Independence and how it motivated subsequent revolutionary movements.
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