Which of the following is a true statement about the Declaration of Independence?

It justified the revolution on the basis of natural rights.

Which of the following statements about the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence are true? (Select ALL true answers.)

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*. After having enjoyed a high degree of autonomy through the 1750s, the British Colonies in North America began to see that autonomy decline as the British sought to raise taxes and increase their presence in order to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War, protect the colonies from the perceived threat posed by Native Americans, and provide a means to finance their increased military presence.

*. What began as a defense of the traditional British liberties enjoyed by some colonists, and then evolved throughout the 1760s and early 1770s into an increasingly heated and in some areas violent rebellion, culminated in the Second Continental Congress declaring independence from Britain in 1776 in Philadelphia.

*. In addition to providing an inspirational collection of arguments around which both ardent supporters of independence and the previously undecided could rally to the cause of independence, Jefferson's Declaration of Independence actually had numerous long-term consequences, including inspiring previously underrepresented or oppressed groups, such as women and African-Americans, to demand that the United States recognize them as equal citizens with equal rights.