To maintain their credibility, the creators of the declaration had to:

To give specific examples of how they had been mistreated.

Explanation:

The authors of the Declaration of Independence wanted people to both support, and understand, their project. In order for everyone to do so, they needed to explain why they believed independence to be better. They also wanted the English people and government to be aware of the role they had played in this process. Therefore, they give us several examples of how they had been mistreated. Among the grievances they mention, they tell us that the King refused to assent to the colonies' laws, forbade the governors of passing them, and called together legislative bodies at places that were unusual, uncomfortable, and distant.

it exposes the hypocrisy of religion and christian supporters of slavery

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)