The grievances listed in the declaration of independence were?
a)presented as evidence for the king's breaking of the social contract
b)supportive of colonial rule as long as a new king was on the throne
c) items that would became laws in the new independent government
d) complaints against the colonial governors for violating natural rights

 A) presented as evidence for the king's breaking of the social contract.

Explanation:

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson provided a list of "facts to be submitted to a candid world" to demonstrate that the British king had been seeking to establish "an absolute Tyranny over these States" (the colonial states which were declaring their independence).  

Jefferson's list included items such as:

These and additional items listed in the Declaration were meant to support the colonies' position that tyranny was standard operating procedure by the British monarchy, and therefore revolution was justified.  This was based on the idea of the social contract, that a government's authority to govern came from the people, and if the government did not serve the people properly, it could be replaced.

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