Question

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In this excerpt from The Declaration of Independence, what do the words "political bands" refer to?

"... it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another ..."

A. The trade relationships that existed between England and the colonies.
B. The dispute between the colonizer and the colonized.
C. A group of colonists who opposed King George III.
D. The union of two nations who have a common purpose.

Answer 1

D) The union of two nations who have a common purpose.

Explanation:

Political bands were the union of the two nations that had the same common purpose. In the Declaration of Independence, political bands refers to D) The union of two nations who have a common purpose.

Answer 2

The answer would be D) The union of two nations who have a common purpose.