AIM: Why did the 13 Colonies have a right to declare independence ...
AIM: Why did the 13 Colonies have a right to declare independence ...
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“We hold <strong>the</strong>se truths <strong>to</strong> be self-evident, that all men are created<br />
equal, that <strong>the</strong>y are endowed by <strong>the</strong>ir Crea<strong>to</strong>r with certain<br />
unalienable <strong>right</strong>s, that among <strong>the</strong>se are life, liberty, and <strong>the</strong><br />
pursuit of happiness; that <strong>to</strong> secure <strong>the</strong>se <strong>right</strong>s, Governments<br />
are instituted among men, deriving <strong>the</strong>ir just powers from <strong>the</strong><br />
consent of <strong>the</strong> governed; that whenever any form of<br />
government becomes destructive of <strong>the</strong>se ends, it is <strong>the</strong> <strong>right</strong> of<br />
<strong>the</strong> people <strong>to</strong> alter or abolish it and <strong>to</strong> institute a new form of<br />
government.”<br />
3. If <strong>the</strong> government fails <strong>to</strong> achieve its purpose what is <strong>the</strong><br />
consequence?<br />
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