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Declaration of Independence Vocabulary. Petition. A formal request. Congress. the law making body of the United States. Unanimous. everyone agrees. Dissolve. do away with. political bands. government ties. laws of nature. natural law or God’s law. Impel. Force. self evident.
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Petition • A formal request.
Congress • the law making body of the United States.
Unanimous • everyone agrees.
Dissolve • do away with.
political bands • government ties.
laws of nature • natural law or God’s law.
Impel • Force.
self evident • readily apparent, obvious.
endowed • Given.
unalienable rights • rights which cannot be taken away.
pursuit • the act of seeking.
secure • Guarantee.
institute • set up.
deriving • getting or obtaining.
consent • Permission.
destructive • tending to ruin.
alter • Change.
abolish • do away with.
prudence • Wisdom.
transient • Changing.
disposed • inclination or tendency.
usurpations • to seize and hold as the power or rights of another.
pursuing invariable • seeking without stopping.
object • Goal.
evinces • Exhibits.
design • plan or project to be carried out.
despotism • tyrannical rule oppression.
constrains • compel or force.
