Why would this idea have been important to the
authors of the declaration of independence?

The Declaration of Independence was written to act as an explanation to the international community the reasons why the colonies were declaring their independence from England. A declaration of independence was bound to elicit an aggressive reaction from Great Britain, which was keen to maintain its hold on America.

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the colonists were also expected to pay a tax to meet the costs of establishing and manning the borders of the proclamation line which led to the belief that the king had sided with the indians despite pontiac's rebellion, against the interests of the settlers. this contributed to the causes of the american revolution.