Question

How does Jefferson support his major premise in the body of the Declaration of Independence?
He lists the abuses the colonies have suffered under British rule.
He explains that retaliation is necessary to teach the British a lesson.
He reveals the signatures of delegates from each colony.
He lists the colonies' future demands for British protection.

Answer 1

He lists the abuses the colonies have suffered under British rule.

Jefferson supports the Declaration’s major premise (that governments derive just powers from the consent of the governed and may be dissolved when they violate rights) by cataloguing the king’s repeated injuries and usurpations — the specific grievances that justify independence.