The Declaration of Independence
A) borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents.
B) avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
C) originally recommended that all slaves be freed.
D) called for the formation of a two-party democracy.
E) was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress.

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The Declaration of Independence was heavily influenced by previously published colonial documents, such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms.

Answer: B
 The Declaration criticized the actions of the King but did not directly criticize the King himself.

Answer: C
 While some Founding Fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, were opposed to slavery, the language of the Declaration did not call for the immediate emancipation of all slaves.

Answer: D
 The Declaration did not call for the formation of a specific type of government, let alone a two-party democracy.

Answer: E
 The Declaration of Independence was formally approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.