Why did the colonists create the Declaration of Independence?

They wanted to make peace with the American Indians.
They wanted to make peace with the American Indians.

They wanted to limit British taxes on tea and other imports.
They wanted to limit British taxes on tea and other imports.

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

They wanted Georgia to secede from the union.

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The correct reason why the colonists created the Declaration of Independence is: They wanted to break away from British rule and become a self-governing nation. The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, articulated the colonies' grievances against the British crown and expressed their desire to establish an independent nation free from British control.

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