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What argument does Thomas Jefferson make in this expert From Declaration of Independence

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He uses Locke's argument that if a government or ruler goes against the wishes of a people, the people can revolt and set up a new government.

Jefferson basically outlines all the stuff King George III/British government did wrong against the colonies and so he says the colonies then had the natural right to change their governments

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The argument that Thomas Jefferson makes in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence is B.) The American colonists have a right to seek freedom from Great Britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights.

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