What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Question

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

A.
to serve as a preamble to the Constitution

B.
to demand that the colonists be given the same rights as British citizens

C.
to dissolve the political connection between the colonies and Great Britain

D.
to inform King George III that the colonies had ratified the Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

C. The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to dissolve the political connection between the colonies and Great Britain. It was a document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776, which declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer a part of the British Empire.