Which document contains the famous list of 27 grievances against King George III?

The Declaration of Independence contains the famous list of 27 grievances against King George III.

The grievances form the central evidence in the declaration’s argument that the colonies had the right to separate from Great Britain. They accuse the king of actions such as obstructing colonial laws, interfering with representative government, maintaining standing armies, and restricting trade.

Thomas Jefferson drafted the initial version, but the Second Continental Congress revised it substantially. Congress removed or changed portions of the draft, including a passage criticizing the transatlantic slave trade, before adopting the final text on July 4, 1776.

The declaration was both a political announcement and a justification for independence. Its opening principles about equality and natural rights became especially influential long after the Revolutionary War, even though the document did not immediately create equal rights for all people living in the new United States.