Information in the fourth paragraph (lines 61–72) establishes that the “Spirit of ‘76” was:
A. The desire of the Founding Fathers to eliminate slavery in America at the time the Declaration of Independence was written.
B. The desire of the Founding Fathers to encourage slavery in the original Southern states with the hope that slavery would die out on its own.
C. The desire of the Founding Fathers to allow each new state that entered the Union to decide whether or not to allow slavery within its borders.
D. The desire of the Founding Fathers to create a new nation built on the ideas of freedom, democracy, and liberty for all citizens.