“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” Which phrase in this passage from the Declaration of Independence directly states the purpose of the document?

to dissolve the political bands
to assume among the powers of the earth
impel them to the separation
declare the causes

D). Declare the causes.

Explanation:

In the given excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, the phrase 'declare the causes' of separation is the key purpose of the document. It logically explains that what the writer Jefferson intends to convey through the document and i.e. to explain that 'when people find it necessary to 'dissolve the political bands' and they decide to split off from them, It is their duty to announce the causes which are leading to this separation' and that is the key idea of the declaration of America's independence and separation from Britain. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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