Question

Imagine you are a member of the British Parliament at the time when the Declaration of Independence was written. You have been tasked to write a reply to the Declaration, which will be delivered to the colonies. Write an essay (three paragraphs) presenting counterarguments to the key points in the Declaration of Independence. Cite textual evidence from the Declaration to support your counterarguments. Be sure to include an introduction, body, and conclusion to your essay, and keep in mind your intended audience. Finally, develop and strengthen your writing as needed with planning, revising, and editing.

Answer 1

  Basically your writing as the British in responses to Declaration of Independence. Which the Declaration of Independence is basically saying that will know longer put up with you and your taxes. Its probably not going to be a positive replay. At that time we where their colonial and later what happen was the revolutionary war. You might want to look up what the British government sent as a reply. But the Declaration of Independence was basically a statement of war.

Answer 2

Answer:

Your response should address key points in the Declaration of Independence, create counterarguments to those points, and support your response with textual evidence. Notable points in the Declaration of Independence you could address with counterarguments include the following:

The king is a tyrant who has established absolute despotism over the colonies.

The king of Great Britain has repeatedly abused and exploited the rights of the colonists.

The petitions of the colonists have been ignored or met with even more severe abuses.

The British Parliament has ignored the suffering of the colonists.

The American colonies have a right to attain freedom from British rule.

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