Question 8 (1 point) Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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 to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --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. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

Which of these phrases from the Declaration of Independence cites evidence of Enlightenment ideas?

Question 8 options:

Mankind are more disposed to suffer

Let Facts be submitted to a candid world

It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government

Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies

Question 9 (1 point)
Why was the Declaration of Independence such an important document in the colonies’ struggle for independence from England?

Question 9 options:

It expressed Enlightenment ideals and promoted overthrowing the tyrannical government of King George of England.

It led to the American Revolution and eventual independence for the colonies.

It became a symbol of American democracy.

All of the above.

Question 10 (1 point)
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a major turning point during the American Revolution?

Question 10 options:

The battle eliminated the Native American threat.

The battle ended the activity of British troops in the west.

The battle convinced the French to help the colonies.

The battle destroyed the British navy.