Question

How do the authors of The Declaration of Independence use forms of the word usurp throughout the text?

Select the two correct answers.

a) to assert that the king has unjustly used his power
against the colonists
b) to encourage the colonists to declare war on Great
Britain
c) to emphasize the forceful and violent application of
British law in the colonies
d) to suggest that the king may have treated the
colonists unfairly
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Answer 1

Usurp is a word of English language which means to achieve something by force or illegally.

In the text, The Declaration of Independence, the author uses the word usurp in the text to explain that king has unjustly used his power against the colonists.

The King has not treated the colonists fairly and he has misused his assigned power and authorities.

The King has suppressed the colonists and infringed their rights for his own benefit.

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Answer 2

Answer:

to assert that the king has unjustly used his power against the colonists

to emphasize the forceful and violent application of British law in the colonies

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