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Which important document announced that the American colonies no longer wished to be part of the British empire?

A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Emancipation Proclamation
C) the United States Constitution
D) the Declaration of Independence

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Answer: D

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The Declaration of independence (announced by Thomas Jefferson) stated that American colonies did not want to be ruled by the British empire.

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the declaration of independence
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