In order to maintain their credibility, the creators of the declaration: a. gave specific examples of their mistreatment. b. appealed to the emotions of their british brethren. c. referred to the king respectfully. d. included a bibliography of sources they used.

A. gave specific examples of their mistreatment.

When the Declaration of Independence was drafted, the authors wanted to communicate to Great Britain that they were not happy with the relationship the two countries had had so far. However, they did not want this to seem like an unreasonable complaint. In order to explain what their concerns were, while at the same time maintaining credibility, the creators of the declaration gave specific examples of their mistreatment. They outlined the actions that the king had taken and that they believed were wrong, such as prohibiting the governors from passing laws and calling together legislative bodies at unusual, uncomfortable and distant places.

just took the test;

argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."