"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. We have reminded them of the circumstances
of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice
and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred
to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections
and correspondence."
The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best
described as:

A: many attempts were made to obtain assistance from the British people
B: the British people were considered brethren or allies
C: connections and correspondence were interrupted

D: the British legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction over the colonies