Question

read this excerpt from the declaration of independence.
\such has been the patient sufferance of these colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.\
which statement best describes the excerpt?
○ this is the minor premise of the declaration of independence.
○ this is the major premise of the declaration of independence.
○ this is the evidence presented in the declaration of independence.
○ this is the conclusion of the declaration of independence.

Explanation:

The excerpt sets up the core claim that the British King's tyrannical acts justify altering colonial government, which forms the foundational (major) logical premise for the Declaration's argument. It is not evidence (specific acts come later), a minor premise (supporting detail), or the conclusion (the formal declaration of independence is the conclusion).

Answer:

This is the major premise of the Declaration of Independence.