The Declaration of Independence Was a Political as Well as a Philosophical

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence was a political as well as a philosophical document in its focus on:

A) the need for an expansion of human rights, which slave-owning delegates to the Second Continental Congress used as a strictly political means of gaining support throughout the colonies.
B) the need for government to have checks and balances in order to ensure political liberty for citizens.
C) grievances, goals, and principles that would unite disparate colonial factions against the British in the rebellion.
D) not only forging national unity, but also on winning international support in what promised to be a difficult war against the British.