Question

the declaration of independence
july 4th 1776
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if subjected to a long train of abuses, what is now the duty of the people?
what does jefferson say has been the object of the kings repeated injuries against the colonies?
what does it mean torefuse his assent to laws?
what does it mean to quarter troops?
quote the line that relates to the phrase no taxation without representation.
what is thomas jefferson trying to do by listing these grievances against king george?
but when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. — such has been the patient sufferance of these colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.
to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
for protecting them, by a mock trial from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states:
for cutting off our trade with all parts of the world:
for imposing taxes on us without our consent:
for depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of trial by jury:
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he has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.
he has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

Explanation:

The questions pertain to the historical document "The Declaration of Independence". They ask about the meaning of certain phrases, grievances against the King of Great - Britain, and Jefferson's intentions. Analyzing such content involves historical knowledge and interpretation of historical texts.

Answer:

1. When subjected to a long train of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. This is the "duty" of the people when faced with despotism.
2. Jefferson says the repeated injuries and usurpations of the present King of Great Britain, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States, have been the object of the King's actions.
3. "Refuse his Assent to Laws" means the King has withheld his approval for laws that are wholesome and necessary for the public good.
4. "Quarter troops" means to house and billet large bodies of armed troops among the colonists.
5. "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" relates to the phrase "no taxation without representation".
6. Thomas Jefferson was trying to justify the colonies' separation from Great Britain by listing these grievances against King George. He was demonstrating that the King's actions were tyrannical and that independence was a necessary response.