The second grievance is a little complicated.

Which summary best describes this grievance (copied below)?

"He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them."

What message does this paragraph convey to the English government?

What does the word "uaninimous" explain about the vote that approved this declaration?

There is some unusual grammar in the first sentence.

What does "united States" mean in this context?

The founding fathers stated that "it becomes necessary to dissolve the political bands…"

What does "dissolve" mean in this phrase?

Later in the paragraph they state:

"to assume among the powers of the earth"

What does "assume" mean in this context?

What does "impel" mean in the phrase below?

"…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation"

What does "separation" mean in the phrase below?

"…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation"

What does the last phrase of the paragraph mean (copied below)?

"…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation"

What else would you like to learn about the Declaration of Independence?

What does "relinquish" mean in the grievance listed below?

"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only."

This paragraph begins "We hold these truths to be self–evident…"

What does this quote express?

Which summary best describes the grievance listed below?

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

The second paragraph states "…deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed&quot. What does "deriving" mean in this context?

What does "sole" mean in this grievance?

"He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures."

What does "consent" mean in the same quote (copied below)?

"…deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

In the same quote as the last question (copied below), what does "fatiguing" mean?

"He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures."