<u>The apparent objective of the Declaration of Independence was,</u><u><em> therefore, to present to the world the causes that prompted the colonies to separate themselves from Great Britain</em></u>.
<u>In fact, the Declaration of Independence contains a list of acts</u><u><em> attributed to the King of Great Britain and presumably carried out by him, with the deliberate purpose of establishing an</em></u> "<u>absolute tyranny</u>" <u>over the colonies</u>.
<u>The answer is the Declaration of Independence in the Minor Premise.</u>