“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."
- Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
43. This excerpt was written in response to the ...
A. British government's attempt to assert greater control over the North American Colonies.
B. British government's failure to protest colonists from attacks by American Indians.
C. Colonial governments' failures to implement mercantilist policies.
D. Colonial governments' attempts to extend political rights to new groups.