That all Men are . . . equally free & independent, & have certain . . . Rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or divest [remove] their Posterity [future generations]; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety.

Question

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider-

(1 point)
Responses

natural and possessed at birth
natural and possessed at birth

defined by the courts
defined by the courts

protected under religious doctrine
protected under religious doctrine

granted to citizens by their government

Answer 1

natural and possessed at birth