Read the excerpts from historical documents. From the Declaration of Independence: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. From the Declaration of Sentiments: After depriving her of all rights as a married woman, if single, and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to it. How are these excerpts similar?
Answer
A
Both insist that taxes should be reduced.
B
Both offer accusations of legal oppression.
C
Both complain about real estate values.
D
Both encourage the underprivileged to speak up.
Explanation
Both excerpts accuse those in power of using laws to deny people their rights. The Declaration of Independence objects to the British government abolishing laws and taking power over colonial legislatures, while the Declaration of Sentiments describes laws stripping married women of rights and taxing their property. Their shared concern is legal oppression, not simply taxes or property values.
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