States that a people have the right to independence, and that in declaring their freedom they must explain their logical reason for separating and creating a new government.

" ... it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..."

States that all men are made equal by nature, and that everyone has the right to" Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

When these rights are harmed, the people have the power to create a new government to protect those rights.

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."

States the abuses King George III took upon the colonists (the many taxes and acts, passing laws without the permission of the colonists, dissolved (removed) colonial governments, etc.).

In total, there were 27 grievances that the colonists listed in the Declaration of Independence, making it the largest section in the document.