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Which quote from the Declaration of Independence best shows that colonists felt the king would not listen to their wishes?

A. "He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."
B. "He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
C. "They (British citizens) too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity."
D. "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

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User SnapJag
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He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." The answer is A.

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B.He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good
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