Question

Part A

Read this sentence from the Declaration of Independence.

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

What does the word despotism refer to in this sentence?

a tyrannical government
a distant government
a controlling government
an inept government

Part B

How does paragraph 2 expand on how despotism has led to the current tension between the colonies and Great Britain?

It explains the philosophy that supports separation from Great Britain.
It provides a list of specific grievances against the king.
It questions the legality of Great Britain's rule over the colonies.
It highlights how a government led by a monarch is different from a democracy.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Despotism-a tyrannical government

How does paragraph 2-It questions the legality of Great Britain's rule over the colonies.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you have a government that only does what is best for him, or the ruler and exploits the people to any cost to get what they want that is called Despotism, and it is the right of the people to overthrow such government and search for the way to create a new, more fair and more just governmetn that truly represents them, that is the case of the colonies, when an empire has power over other territory they often only see them as a portion of land to exploit the colonies are not treated as equal citizens of the empire and often get misstreated and miss governed.