the declaration of independence can best be compared to________.?

Question

A A DRAFT NOTICE
B A SUMMONS
C A CONTRACT
D A DEED

Answer 1

I dearly hope this is not a real test question! The options are HORRIBLE! Given these particular choices, the only ones we see ANY elements of in the Declaration are 'summons' (because it is a legal document which may include specific legal arguments) and 'contract' (since the document ENDS with the signers pledging their 'lives, fortunes and sacred honor').

But the MAIN part of the document is more of a 'legal brief' or INDICTMENT, laying out the justification --in the sight of all the world-- for the states' declaring their independence.

In fact, for those familiar with British history, the Declaration was adopting some very well-established forms. It shares, for example, many features of the English "Bill of Rights" of 1689, which likewise included charges against the British king as the basis for an action (by Parliament in that case) formally removing the king. (In fact, a number of the charges in that document are echoed in the Declaration.)

Also note that this document, by citing the offenses of the KING, rather than listing general complaints or concerns --as one might do in an appeal TO the King or Parliament, and as the Congress had done in the past -- was a formal act of REBELLION... to which the colonists had finally felt they were impelled.

(For an excellent discussion of the historical background of the Declaration -- its form and connection to other forms and documents in British history and in the various colonies at the time of the Revolution-- see Paula Maier's *American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence* [1997].)

Answer 2

Common Sense infected its readers and ignited the American Revolution. It was once right here that our constitutional kind of presidency was once first prompt. The forces that have been centered and unleashed via Common Sense led immediately to The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration ended in the American Revolution and the United States' victory in that revolution ended in the Articles of Confederation. Dissatisfaction with the Articles induced Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to jot down The Federalist Papers, which then ended in the United States Constitution as we are aware of it at present. Here in a single quantity are those cornerstones of American freedom.

Answer 3

None of the examples really suffice-- its really closer to a laundry list of complaints against the policies of George III. The list provides a rationale for the North American colonies to break away from the largest, most powerful, and most democratic Empire the world had seen, up to that point.

Answer 4

A contract is closest, as it is a call to unity, with the people agreeing to independenc, but you could also say it is a summons, though maybe not in legalistic sense, to the people to fight the British. You could call it a Clarion Call (or summons). So I would say C, with some B.

Answer 5

E. Divorce papers.... hehehehe

Answer 6

none of the above,i would call it a piece of paper written by traitors,

Answer 7

contract

Answer 8

C