Question

How did the Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Declaration of Independence?
A-It was the first document that was openly critical of the king.
B-It was the document Jefferson referred to when writing the Declaration.
C-It suggested that the colonies should be independent from Britain.
D-It was published as a pamphlet and built support for the Declaration.

Answer 1

beet you to it

Answer 2

@PRAETORIAN.10

Answer 3

beat*

Answer 4

I know (:

Answer 5

:)

Answer 6

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 7

i keep researching your questions and it just gets more difficult lol

Answer 8

i have a million peope talking to me

Answer 9

I know is really hard :/

Answer 10

Do you have a textbook you can refer back to?

Answer 11

No :/

Answer 12

Hmm. That's strange.
I'm trying to research your question, but there are few results.

Answer 13

Many of the articles from the VA Dec. would go into the Bill of Rights, some word for word, since George Mason was a co-author of both.

Answer 14

I THINK I FOUND IT

Answer 15

wow that took ages

Answer 16

so @Alvairis22 do you know which it is?

Answer 17

C

Answer 18

?

Answer 19

Well, from my research, take this sentence:
Jefferson took phrases from the Mason draft, compressed them, then added language of his own to construct a single long sentence, based on a standard eighteenth-century rhetorical device that prescribed a series of phrases whose meaning became clear only at the end.

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states-declaration-of-independence#ixzz36eWFnbOK

Answer 20

So, with that, do you still believe C is correct?

Answer 21

If you're trying to find where that sentence is from, press ctrl+F, then type in Virginia Declaration, and it is the second one down.

Answer 22

nope c is incorrect