Comparison Paper
Comparison Paper
Jamye Crain-Tickle
722271
GOVT.200-B16
Comparison Paper 1. The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, and Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists, are all important documents in relation to our nation’s history. Theses historical documents were pivotal to the foundation of our country and the freedoms that we enjoy today. All three documents were constructed with great thought and care by honorable men who valued freedom and knew the sacrifices that would have to be made in order to obtain and maintain it These valuable and irreplaceable documents were constructed as blueprints for our national structure of government, personal rights and freedoms, as well as the maintenance of ethics and morals throughout the land. Without these documents, our nation would not be the successful bastion of democracy and freedom that it is today. The Declaration of Independence was the first of these significant documents to be penned. Drafted in June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson, the author, took great pains to make clear the reasons for the colonies choice of separating from the rule of England and the monarchy. The list of oppressions and grievances against British rule were varied, but concise and valid. Declaring the independence of the colonies from their mother land of England was the main purpose behind the written, signed, and delivered declaration. However, declaring independence from England was not the only result of the document, a secondary result was an igniting of the desire of the peoples of the colonies to be free in every way and govern themselves. This declaration emboldened the colonists, and gave them a tangible reason to fight (Charters of Freedom, n.d.). Once the Declaration of Independence was ratified and delivered to the monarchy of England, the process of creating
Jamye Crain-Tickle
722271
GOVT.200-B16
Comparison Paper 1. The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, and Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists, are all important documents in relation to our nation’s history. Theses historical documents were pivotal to the foundation of our country and the freedoms that we enjoy today. All three documents were constructed with great thought and care by honorable men who valued freedom and knew the sacrifices that would have to be made in order to obtain and maintain it These valuable and irreplaceable documents were constructed as blueprints for our national structure of government, personal rights and freedoms, as well as the maintenance of ethics and morals throughout the land. Without these documents, our nation would not be the successful bastion of democracy and freedom that it is today. The Declaration of Independence was the first of these significant documents to be penned. Drafted in June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson, the author, took great pains to make clear the reasons for the colonies choice of separating from the rule of England and the monarchy. The list of oppressions and grievances against British rule were varied, but concise and valid. Declaring the independence of the colonies from their mother land of England was the main purpose behind the written, signed, and delivered declaration. However, declaring independence from England was not the only result of the document, a secondary result was an igniting of the desire of the peoples of the colonies to be free in every way and govern themselves. This declaration emboldened the colonists, and gave them a tangible reason to fight (Charters of Freedom, n.d.). Once the Declaration of Independence was ratified and delivered to the monarchy of England, the process of creating
References: -Library of Congress. The Constitution of the United States of America. Retrieved January .22, 2015, from http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/timeline.htm -Charters of Freedom. The Declaration of Independence. Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html -The Heritage Foundation. Back to First Principles; Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists. Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/jefferson-s-letter-to-the-danbury-baptists -U.S. Constitution. The Constitution Explained. Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.usconstitution.net/constquick.html