Question

The Declaration of Independence ends by

A. listing the grievances against the king and Parliament.
B. stating that people should explain their reasons for forming
a new govemment.
C. declaring America to be a new nation.
D. listing the rights of the colonists.

Answer 1

The Declaration of Independence concludes by declaring America as a new, independent nation, making the correct answer C. declaring America to be a new nation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Declaration of Independence concludes by declaring America as a new, independent nation. After detailing a lengthy list of grievances against King George III and expressing the philosophical foundations of the new government—namely the rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness and the right of people to overthrow a government that becomes destructive of those ends—the document firmly states the intention of the colonies to sever their political connections with Great Britain.

Thomas Jefferson, a key figure in drafting the Declaration, alongside other founding fathers, affirms that the colonies have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. Thus, the correct answer to the student's question is C. declaring America to be a new nation.

Answer 2

The most dramatic and important statement comes near the end where the Delclaration states the the US colonies are no longer a part of Great Britain and claim the powers of an independent country.