Question

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world."

- from The Declaration of Independence

This phrase from The Declaration of Independence and its primary author Thomas Jefferson can be used to justify which statement?

Answer 1

The phrase shows that Jefferson knew that the colonists' actions would have an international impact. Remember that the Declaration of Independence was not just a "break up letter" with Great Britain: it was a statement to the entire world of the colonists' intent. He could not have imagined, however, that the document would influence people desiring independence from 1776 to the present day.

Answer 2

Jefferson knew that the colonists' actions would have an international impact.

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