The American founders' effort to build a new government through debate and reason ultimately produced which key document?

The Declaration of Independence

The decision to create a republic was a major departure from the most common form of government in the 18th century, which was the...

Direct democracy, where all citizens voted on all laws

Theocracy, where religious leaders held all political power

Monarchy, where a king or queen held supreme authority

Oligarchy, where a small group of wealthy elites ruled

Expanding their territory to the Pacific Ocean

Designing a new system of government for a large country

Choosing a new king to replace the British monarch

Paying back war debts to individual soldiers immediately

Because the American people were not interested in politics

Because most other powerful nations at the time were monarchies

Because the founders wanted to outlaw all forms of taxation

Because the new nation had no military to protect itself