2. according to the declaration of independence, where does a government's right to rule come from? * 1 point a divine mandate from god (divine right of kings) the use of military force (force theory) centuries of tradition (common law) the will of the people. (popular sovereignty)

The correct answer is: Popular sovereignty.

The Declaration of Independence supposed the creation of a new nation under democratic principles.

In opposition to the absolut monarchies as the form of government imposed by the colonizers, in which Kings gathered all the power granted by God (Divine Rights of Kings), independence aimed to bring a create a modern state in which power lied in its citizens and could be granted by them to a ruler through elections.

c. troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons