Read the passage. and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other’s lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. why dose thomas jefferson choose to end the declaration of independence with these words? 1) to inspire other colonists to make a firm commitment to the colonies 2) to show the depth of the colonists’ commitment to independence 3) to honor those who had died in their attempts to oppose the king 4) to refute the idea that many sacrifices will be made in this cause