The correct answer is A) We...solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right out to be Free and Independent States...
The Declaration of Independence was the officially document in which the American colonies stated that they were no longer under the control of the British Empire. This point came after almost a decade of controversy over the issue of taxation without representation, violence between colonists and the British military, and injustices committed on the part of the British government. This declaration would not be accepted by the British King well, and would ultimately result in years of warfare between the two nations.