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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
ASet up the three branches of government
BEnded the war between North and South
CAnnounced independence from Great Britain
DAdded ten amendments to the Constitution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Announced independence from Great Britain
1. The Declaration of Independence announced and declared the independence of the United States.
2. The country it broke away from was Great Britain.
3. Another way to say the same thing is that it said the United States is free.
4. Setting up the branches of government was the work of the Constitution, written years later, so that option names the wrong document.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 8_
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