"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; . ."This excerpt from the Declaration of Independence was:
1:written to allow the continued use of slave labor in the Southern colonies
2:taken almost word for word from the Bible.
3:intended to establish an Absolute Monarchy as America's first form of government.
4:inspired by the philosophical ideas of the European Enlightenment.