What is a desert?

a.
a flat area covered primarily with sand

b.
an area of extreme heat year round

c.
an area that receives very little precipitation

d.
an area where there is rain during only one month of the year

This phrase from the declaration of independence and its primary author thomas jefferson can be used to justify which statement? a) jefferson thought this document could be used in his defense were he put on trial for treason. b) jefferson knew that the colonists' actions would have an international impact. c) jefferson believed that a bill of rights was necessary in the new government. d) jefferson was trying to show the king that the colonists were intellectuals.