HIS121

Please respond to 1 of the 3 below questions in at least 250 words, using at least1 excerpt from the Declaration of Independence to support your response. You must also respond in at least 100 words to 1 classmate to receive full credit for this DB. It is linked here below for your convenience:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/declare.asp

1. Does the “borrowing” of political ideas diminish the stature of a politician or of a document like the D of I, such as Thomas Jefferson? Why or why not?

2. How would you describe the structure and language of the D of I? Why was this structure effective? Which word, phrase or part of the document do you find particularly effective?

 3. How did the rhetoric of the AR, especially in the D of I, challenge the natural social order of the colonies? What segments of society in the new American republic might be affected by this change? Select at least 1 of these groups upon which to focus your response.