"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; . . ." This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were
a.
limitations of the principles underlying most European governments of the 1700’s.
b.
adaptations of the laws of Spanish colonial governments in North America.
c.
adoptions of rules used by the Holy Roman Empire.
d.
reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment.