1) Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?
A "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."
B "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."
C "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly
firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
D "We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America. ..
solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought
to be Free and Independent States ..."