Question

select the word that means agreed to by all. the authors of the declaration of independence claimed in the original document that it was a unanimous declaration. they may have wanted to imply that everyone on the continent supported independence in order to suggest that liberty was at hand. but in fact, when the members of the continental congress signed their declaration in 1776, many colonists disapproved of the idea of rebellion, preferring to remain part of great britain. the fight over independence would continue for five more years. the american colonists ultimately won the war and their freedom in 1781; great britain officially recognized their independence two years after that.

Explanation:

The question asks for a word meaning "agreed to by all". The text states the Declaration was called a "unanimous declaration", and the context links this term to the claim of universal agreement for independence, even if the historical reality differed.

Answer:

unanimous