8.2.3 Quiz: Understand the Quest for Civil Rights
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. -- That to secure
these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed.
- Declaration of Independence
What is the best definition of the underlined word in the passage?
A. Agreeable
B. Obvious
C. Organized
D. Unclear

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Answer:

D

Explanation:

The passage is unclear for the following reasons.

1. Slavery was still allowed even though all men were supposedly created equal.

2. At the time, only property owners could vote.

3. The passage says nothing about women's rights, which would start a century long process of desegregation amongst gender.