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Which was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A.
It requested some changes in the way the British ruled the colonies.
B.
It outlined the new democratic government for America.
C.
It cut the colonies' ties with England.
D.
It was an advertisement designed to gather revolutionary support.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. It cut the colonies' ties with England.

The Declaration's primary purpose was to announce and justify the colonies' decision to break from British rule by listing grievances and asserting the right to be independent. It did not set up the new government (that came later with the Constitution) nor merely request changes.