Part A Answer : The Declaration of Independence expresses timeless democratic principles . Part B : Which detail best supports the answer to part A ?

A . " In May 1774 , in retaliation for the best ' Boston Tea Party ' parliament closed the port of Boston and virtually abolished provincial self-government in Massachusetts ." (paragraph 6)
B. " The first declared that American colonist were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen everywhere and denonuced any infrigement of those rights ."(paragraph 8)
c. " In a scene the continenal congress acted with restraint , for while it was in session the situation in Massachusetts verged on war ." ( paragraph 9)
D. "Durning the winter of 1774-75 , while parliament mulled over conciliatory measures , colonial militia units prepared for war ." ( paragraph 9)