Question

What was one of the grievances discussed in the Declaration of Independence? Select one: a. Making wealthy merchants pay higher taxes b. Denying colonists the right to trial by jury c. Subjecting colonists to cruel punishment d. Showing favoritism to certain colonies

Answer 1

The Declaration’s grievances contain an impressive base of facts, mixed into a pot of propaganda, seasoned with hypocrisy, and served boiling hot. The two grievances about “cutting of trade” and plundering “the seas” were most important in the short term, because trade restrictions alienated wealthy merchants.

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