The colonists created the Declaration of Independence primarily because they wanted to break away from British rule and establish themselves as a self-governing nation. The document, adopted on July 4, 1776, articulated the colonies' grievances against King George III and emphasized their desire for freedom and self-determination. The Declaration outlined Enlightenment ideas about individual rights, government by consent, and the belief that it was their right to overthrow an unjust government.
The mention of Georgia seceding from the Union is a misunderstanding; the Declaration of Independence pertained to the thirteen American colonies declaring independence from Great Britain, not to any internal conflict such as the Civil War that involved secession. The goal was to unify the colonies in their fight for independence rather than to promote any one state's separation from another within the context of the Union.
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