What reason did Jefferson give to justify the revolt by the colonists?
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" that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government"
Thomas Jefferson argued and justified the American Revolution by defending that all men are created equal and have inalienable right, he defended that those rights were revoked and restricted by the British government and that the Colonies would rebel to cease those restrictions. “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.”
Thomas Jefferson justified the colonists' revolt in the Declaration of Independence by stating that all men have inalienable rights that must be protected by government. He argued that when a government becomes destructive to these rights, the people have the right to alter or abolish it, which the colonists decided to do in response to the abuses committed by King George III. The Declaration outlined their grievances and affirmed their intention to establish a government that would honor their natural rights.
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