The Declaration of Independence Was a Political as Well as a Philosophical

question 76

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence was a political as well as a philosophical document in its focus on:

• A) the need for an expansion of human rights, which slave-owning delegates to the Second Continental Congress used as a strictly political means of gaining support throughout the colonies.
• B) the need for government to have checks and balances in order to ensure political liberty for citizens.
• C) grievances, goals, and principles that would unite disparate colonial factions against the British in the rebellion.
• D) not only forging national unity, but also on winning international support in what promised to be a difficult war against the British.

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