Why did the colonists create the Declaration of Independence?

Question

A. They wanted to make peace with the American Indians.
B. They wanted to limit British taxes on tea and other imports.
C. They wanted to break away from British rule and become a self-governing nation.
D. They wanted Georgia to secede from the union.

Answer 1

C. They wanted to break away from British rule and become a self-governing nation.

The Declaration of Independence was created to formally announce the colonists' separation from British rule and to declare their intent to establish a self-governing nation.