Question

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.

“Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”

Which statement best describes the excerpt?
This is the minor premise of the Declaration of Independence.
This is the major premise of the Declaration of Independence.
This is the evidence presented in the Declaration of Independence.
This is the conclusion of the Declaration of Independence.
Mark this and return

Answer 1

This is the minor premise of the Declaration of Independence.

Explanation: The excerpt applies the general principle (that people may alter or abolish government when it becomes tyrannical) to the specific case of the King’s repeated injuries — the specific claim that supports the eventual conclusion of independence.