Question

The Declaration of
Independence"
by Thomas Jefferson
When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to
assume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of
Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the
opinions of mankind requires that they should declare
the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to
secure these rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed, --That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the
People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long
established should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath
shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while
evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by
abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But
when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing
invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce
them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is
their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide
new Guards for their future security.--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 Declaration of Independence
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the document’s structure support the
goals of its creators?
(1 point)
by using occasionally informal language to
engage the audience
by including extended metaphors to discredit
the sovereign
by asking rhetorical questions to encourage
deeper thought
by presenting information in a consequential
and logical way

Answer 1

by presenting information in a consequential and logical way

It first states universal principles (rights and purpose of government), then describes the colonies' long abuses and concludes that independence is necessary—building a logical case for separation.