The passage is from the Declaration of Independence (1776). Which earlier thinker influenced the reasoning of this passage?
A.
agreement on preserving the Articles of Confederation
B.
the death of James Madison
C.
agreement on the inclusion of a Bill of Rights
D.
the states were declared more powerful than the federal government
the declaration of independence said that they wanted to colonists to be a free country and separate from england. Meaning they did not want the government to hold that much power.
