"We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of
irritated ministers, or resistance by force....
"We fight not for glory or for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectacle of a
people attacked by unprovoked enemies, without any imputation or even suspicion of offense.
They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder conditions than
servitude or death.
"In our own native land, in defense of the freedom..., and which we ever enjoyed till the late
violation of it-for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of
our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms."

(Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, July 1775)

The issuing of the declaration in the excerpt best serves as evidence of the:

A. Patriot inclusion of abolitionism as a goal of the resistance
B. desire of the majority of colonists to launch offensive attacks against the British
C. efforts of colonists to protect their rights as English subjects
D. colonial demand for complete independence from Britain

According to the given excerpt, we can see that there is a claim by the narrator about ending the injustice which the American colonists endured under the tyrannical British rule

As a result of this, he calls for resistance because according to him, it is better to resist than to continue to suffer tyranny. This is an evidence of the complete independence of America from Britain.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D