All of the following statements outline the primary purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 in the “Declaration of Independence” EXCEPT:
(3) In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
A. To dissuade the reader from joining forces with Great Britain to fight against the United States
B. To communicate to the colonists that Great Britain has not and will not change their policies
C. To assure the readers that the United States has attempted to resolve the issues with Great Britain peacefully and diplomatically
D. To discourage the reader from viewing the leaders of the United States as tyrannical
