What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what led to it

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain the Founding Father's view of human government and to officially establish the new American Revolutionary.

Explanation:

In the Declaration of Independent, one of the sentences states, "All men are created equal by God and possess certain unalienable rights." This Declaration started forming after Great Britain had told the colonies, "You could never have freedom so long as you have hereditary rule." Thus a committee was drafted to make a statement to break free of Britain.