15.1.2 Exam: Wrap Up
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life
,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.... That whenever
any Form of Government becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,
and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on
such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as
to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
Happiness.... The history of the present King of Great
Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations...
To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome
and necessary for the public good.
How do the authors of the Declaration best use deductive reasoning to
support the idea that the colonists
have a right to form a new government?