Which of the following best describes thomas jefferson's purpose in writing the declaration of independence?
a to incite britain to go to war with the colonies
b to air grievances against the british king
c to unite the colonists against the british government
d to turn the colonies into a single nation

The correct answer to this question is c - the main purpose for Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence was to create a solid document that specified exactly why America needed to break away from Great Britain. Although the entire second part of the declaration does exclusively lists all of the grievances against the King of England, this was not the entire purpose of the declaration.