Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty: Thirdly, to property, together with the
right to support and defend them in the best manner they can. These are evident branches of, rather than deductions from the duty
of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature.
-Samuel Adams, The Rights of Colonists, 1772
Which later colonial document most closely reflected the natural rights referred to by Samuel Adams?
ОА. the Articles of Confederation
OB. the Declaration of Independence
OC. the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
D. the Mayflower Compact