In A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Jefferson argued that the king should makes steps to end slavery as it was “the great object of desire in those colonies.”

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In A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Jefferson argued that the king should makes steps to end slavery as it was “the great object of desire in those colonies.”

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Contextualizing the question helps avoid misreading Jefferson's position. 
Option 1: False. The Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774) presents grievances against the Crown and argues for colonial rights and eventual independence, but it does not present a claim that Parliament or the king should actively work to end slavery as a primary objective described as the 'great object of desire' in the colonies. In fact, while some colonial writings condemn slavery or call for limits on the slave trade, this document centers on rights, representation, and constitutional questions rather than urging the Crown to pursue abolition as a central policy. 
Option 2: True. The claim would assert that Jefferson argued for the king to take steps to end slavery because it was the colonies’ great object of desire. Several factors undermine this as the document’s thrust: the text advocates for the colonies’ inherent rights and grievances against imperial governance, not a royal program to abolish slavery as their main aim. Additionally, Jefferson’s broader revolutionary rhetoric emphasizes liberty from British rule rather than presenting abolition as the Crown’s duty. 
In summary, the proposition in Option 2 overstates or misattributes the document’s emphasis, whereas Option 1 aligns with the historical framing of the Summary View as a critique of imperial authority and a statement of colonial rights rather than a call for royal abolition of slavery. 
Therefore, the assertion in Question that the document argued the king should end slavery as the great object of desire is not an accurate characterization of the text, given its primary argumentative focus and historical context.

In A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Jefferson argued that the king should makes steps to end slavery as it was “the great object of desire in those colonies.”

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