Question

Why did the Second Continental Congress issue the Declaration of Independence?

Group of answer choices

a) to explain the reasons for the colonists' separation from Great Britain

b ) to provide a method for territories to become new colonies

c )to create a stronger central government for the thirteen colonies

d )to protect the rights of citizens against government abuse

Answer 1

a) to explain the reasons for the colonists' separation from Great Britain

Step-by-step explanation:

Delegates from each of the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 to decide the case for liberty. The goal was to convince the States that the time had come for the United Colonies to declare their independence from Mother England.