Question 11
Establishing Independence
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?

The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are written in the Declaration of Independence, a key document from 1776.
In this document, the colonies proclaimed that all people have basic rights and that governments must protect these rights. 

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