Thomas Jefferson hoped the Declaration of Independence would be
a. a link to Britain.
b. left out of world affairs.
c. an inspiration to others to strive for self-government.
d. understood merely as a justification for rebellion in 1776.
e. published anonymously.
ANS: C
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