Question

the declaration of independence described the process for creating a new government process for choosing a new leader principles of a new colony principles of a new government

Explanation:

The Declaration of Independence outlined the principles upon which the new - formed United States government would be based, such as natural rights and the right to revolution. It did not detail the process of creating a new government or choosing a new leader. It was about a new nation, not a new colony.

Answer:

D. principles of a new government