According to this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, why did the colonists feel that they had the right to declare independence? A. Societies should establish governments that protect the rights of its citizens

B. Government should be established to control the rights of citizens for the benefit of its leaders.

C. The colonial system was falling apart and Europe could not control oversees interests.

D. A strong government was needed so that individual liberties did not outweigh economic power.

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disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

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