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Colonial leaders justified their plan to become independent from England by arguing that____.

A)colonists should have the same freedom of speech as Parliament.
B)the judicial branch of government, not the king, should interpret laws.
C)King William should have ended the Dominion of New England.
D)the king had violated their rights and had lost the right to rule them.

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Answer:

A

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I’m guessing

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Answer:

d

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How did colonial leaders justify their declaration of independence from Britain? A government's power came from he consent of the governed, and thus the people could abolish government that threatened their basic rights - they claimed that the british king violated their rights

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