Was over powering and they wanted to break away from that form of power
The answer is C. Alexis de Tocqueville.
After a trip to America in 1831, he wrote the text <em>Democracy in America</em>, and in it he says: <em>“the social condition of the Americans is eminently democratic; this was its character at the foundation of the colonies, and it is still more strongly marked at the present day.”</em>
Texas was part of Mexico at that time. <span>On March 2, 1836,
with the Alamo under obstruction, representatives from across Texas met and professed
their freedom from Mexico. Although Mexico's war of freedom
pressed out Spain in 1821, Texas did not continue under Mexican control
for long. It turn into its own country, named the Republic of Texas,
from 1836 up until it decided to link the United States in 1845. </span>
The reason why Jefferson address the declaration of independence to the " opinions of mankind " is that he wanted to know or to declare what is the reason why they or the people want to separate. They need a decent respect for opinions of mankind that they need to declared the cause to the separation.