In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson presents a notion of individual rights granted by
A) a monarch.
B) the people themselves, directly.
C) the people themselves, indirectly.
D) the representatives of the people.
E) God.

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Jefferson's Declaration of Independence posits that individual rights are endowed by the Creator, or God, suggesting that these rights are inherent and unalienable, not granted by any human institution.

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson Presents a Notion of Individual