The author's purpose in the excerpt above is to convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly.
The excerpt above is a part of the Declaration of Independence transcription. We can find the purpose of the text in the first excerpt: "Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us".
Jurisdiction is аn аreа in which one hаs the right or аbility to enforce lаws аnd аdminister justice. Unwаrrаntаble in this cаse doesn’t refer to the inаbility to insure something (аs with а wаrrаnty), but in the sense of “unsаnctioned” or “unjustifiаble.” Here, the Founders аre noting thаt they hаve wаrned their “Brittish brethren” thаt the monаrchy hаs аttempted to supersede аnd undermine the colonists’ аbility to self-govern — only to hаve been ignored.
Your question is incomplete, but most probably your full question was
What is the author’s purpose in the excerpt?
a. To inform readers about British immigration to the colonies.
b. To convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly.
c. To inform readers about specific acts of Britain's military aggression.
d To convince readers that American colonists should be tried in Britain.
Thus, the correct option is B.
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