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Enlightenment Ideas in America

Question 23 • TX-English IV

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.Nor have We been wanting in attention to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt

Answer
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to inform readers about British immigration to the colonies
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to convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly
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to inform readers about specific acts of British military aggression
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to convince readers that American colonists should be tried in Britain

Explanation

The excerpt says the colonists repeatedly warned Britain about attempts to extend its authority over them and appealed to Britain’s sense of justice. This supports the Declaration’s argument that Britain had treated the colonists unfairly. The passage is not mainly about immigration or specific military actions.

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