Question
Paragraph 4 of the transcript contains the claim that the discovery "reveals an important shift in the Founders' thinking: that the people's allegiance was to one another." Which quotation from the "Declaration of Independence" best illustrates this view of "the Founders' thinking"?
A. "... Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury."
(paragraph 30)
B. "We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and
settlement here." (paragraph 31)
C. "... that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do." (paragraph 32)
D. "... with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." (paragraph 32)
A. "... Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury."
(paragraph 30)
B. "We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and
settlement here." (paragraph 31)
C. "... that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do." (paragraph 32)
D. "... with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." (paragraph 32)
Answers
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The quotation from the "Declaration of Independence" that best illustrates the view of "the Founders' thinking" regarding the people's allegiance to one another is:
D. "... with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." (paragraph 32)
This quotation emphasizes mutual responsibility and solidarity among the people, aligning with the idea that their allegiance is to one another.
D. "... with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." (paragraph 32)
This quotation emphasizes mutual responsibility and solidarity among the people, aligning with the idea that their allegiance is to one another.