Question

Read these words from the Declaration of Independence. What is the main purpose of this section of the document?He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained . . .A. To appeal to the reason of the colonists in order to gain support for the causeB. To arouse public disapproval of King George III’s actions toward the colonies. To show support for King George III’s policies in North America. To prove that the colonies have every right to revolt against George III

Answer 1

In this excerpt,it shows the thirteen colonies have every right to rebel against the King because he was not thinking of any interest of the colonies.So the main purpose of the section of the document is To prove that the colonies have every right to revolt against George III.

Answer 2

The correct answer here is the last option.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence in general is used to announce the rejection of the British rule, but this excerpt in particular is used to show that the thirteen colonies have every right to rebel against the King as he does not have the best interests of the colonies in mind. So they are completely justified in renouncing his rule.