Which of the Following Statements About the Colonies' Decision to Declare

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the colonies' decision to declare their independence is LEAST accurate?

• A) The final draft of the Declaration of Independence excised earlier comments that condemned the institution of slavery.
• B) The philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence relied heavily on ideas formulated by John Locke.
• C) The men who drafted and voted for the Declaration of Independence generally believed that the phrase "all men are created equal" applied only to men, and not to women.
• D) Thomas Paine's Common Sense, which was published the same year as the Declaration of Independence, played an important role in inspiring popular support for independence.
• E) During the American Revolution, the majority of American people expressed their clear and active backing of independence.

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Definitions:

Initial Segment

The part of a neuron where the axon originates from the cell body, crucial for the initiation of action potentials.

EPSPs

Excitatory PostSynaptic Potentials, which are increases in post-synaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the post-synaptic cell, potentially leading to action potential.

Temporal Summation

A process by which multiple subthreshold excitatory post-synaptic potentials (EPSPs) combine within a brief period to produce a larger postsynaptic potential.

Spatial Summation

The process by which multiple synaptic inputs from different locations on the same neuron combine to influence the firing rate or activity of the neuron.