In which of the following historical documents was it first explicitly written that individuals have rights that cannot be taken away and that these rights are "self-evident"?

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The Declaration of Independence was the first historical document to explicitly state that individuals have certain "unalienable rights" that cannot be taken away, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It also states that these rights are "self-evident," meaning they are obvious and do not need to be proven. The Magna Carta, U.S. Constitution, and Articles of Confederation did not explicitly address individual rights in the same way as the Declaration of Independence.

In Which of the Following Historical Documents Was It First