Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?
A.“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
B.“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”
C.“Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.”
D.“We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America. . . solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States. . . .”
B. “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”
This excerpt is a specific grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence. It refers to the actions of the British king and the effect on colonial governance.
The other excerpts are not grievances but rather principles (A), statements of necessity for independence (C), and a part of the conclusion declaring independence (D).