The Declaration of Independence was a
A) valid legal document under British law.
B) bitter attack against the British king for abuses said to have been done to the colonists over a long period of time.
C) proclamation from King George III granting the American colonists the right to form their own nation.
D) thoughtful, cautious explanation of why independence might be a good idea if certain demands were not met.
E) last effort by the American colonists to get back on good terms with England, while only threatening independence.
Answer: B