Which rights were guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence?

A.
gun ownership and free speech

B.
voting and saying whatever you want

C.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

D.
fair trials and a free press

Respuesta :

C. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Answer:C.

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Explanation:

“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Oct. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life,_Liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_Happiness.

"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness " is a well-known phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence.[1] The phrase gives three examples of the "unalienable rights" which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their creator, and which governments are created to protect.The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and then edited by the Committee of Five, which consisted of Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. It was then further edited and adopted by the Committee of the Whole of the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.[2][3] The second paragraph of the first article in the Declaration of Independence contains the phrase "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".

Jefferson's "original Rough draught" is on exhibit in the Library of Congress.[4] This version was used by Julian Boyd to create a transcript of Jefferson's draft,[5] which reads: "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness." The Committee of Five edited Jefferson's draft. Their version survived further edits by the whole Congress intact, and reads: "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."[6]

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