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Question 21 • United States History and Geography

Which of these pairs of documents influenced the Declaration of Independence?

Answer
A
the English Bill of Rights and Common Sense
B
the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the US Constitution
C
the Treaty of Paris and Common Sense
D
the Treaty of Paris and the Articles of Confederation

Explanation

The Declaration of Independence drew on ideas from the English Bill of Rights, including limits on government power, and from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which argued for independence from Britain. The Treaty of Paris was made after the Revolutionary War, and the US Constitution was written later, so they could not have influenced the Declaration.

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