"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever an 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 sucr form as to them shall seem most likelv to effect their Safety and Happiness."Sources: Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 177629. The excerpt was written in response to theA. British government's attempt to assert greater control over the North American coloniesB. British government's failure to protect colonists from attacks by American IndiansC. colonial governments' failures to implement mercantilist policiesD. colonial governments attempts to extend political rights to new groups

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