Relationship Among Ideas: Identify and explain 1 opposing claim Jefferson anticipates. What counterarguments does he offer? How do these relate to his overall argument? (This should be at least 3 sentences to fully answer the question

One opposing claim that Jefferson anticipates is that prudence would "dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes". Indeed, he says, and experience demonstrates that mankind would take all of the suffers, as long they are bearable, before changing the Government to which they are used to. But when a long trail of abuses and usurpations makes that Government despotic and not the system that guarantees the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is the duty of men to take down that government and establish a new one that guarantees those rights. And so he lists the abuses that the King's ruling has inflicted upon the colonies, such as imposing taxes, cutting off their trade, dissolving Representatives Houses when it didn't follow his wishes, and not re-establishing them after a long time, etc.

Jefferson is trying to demonstrate why it is fair and justifiable that the colonies break free from the English ruling after it didn't stop with its tyrannical actions towards them, when the colonists has petitioned it in the most humble way. If the civilized and lawful approaches weren't enough to reform the regime, then it is fair to take it down and build a new one.

Jefferson anticipation and counterarguments:

Thomas Jefferson, draftsman for the Independence Declaration of United States of America is a lawyer, diplomat and architect. He puts forth his argument against the dominating rule of the British Kingdom. He states that the people born in this Earth have some basic undeniable rights like liberty, life and freedom to pursue happiness.

The counterargument proposed by him was that it would be dangerous to oppose against long term government. His anticipated objections from British Government would be the unawareness about the unhappiness in colonists.

According to Jefferson, the government is given powers for controlling the proper exercise of the people's rights. But he explains that the British King alienates people from the fundamental rights. Therefore, he requests the like-minded people of the United States to fight against the British Colonization.