Which key argument is conveyed in The Declaration of Independence? America has the natural right to separate from British rule.

British troops are necessary to keep the peace in the colonies.

The British and American people should unite as one nation.

Colonists who reject British rule are traitors to their own people.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.