One central idea in the Declaration of Independence is that Americans should get rid of the British government and form a new one.

Which sentence best expresses that idea?

Responses

"...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
"...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

"it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
"it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

"They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

1 answer

The sentence that best expresses the idea of Americans getting rid of the British government and forming a new one is:

"it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."