Why Was The Declaration Of Independence Important

The Declaration of Independence is a treasured National document for The United States of America. Many people visit the National Archives Building in Washington, DC every day to get a glimpse of this national treasure. During many Independence Day celebrations across the Nation, the Declaration of Independence is read to crowds of patriotic Americans. Why is this document so important to the United States of America and the people in it? To answer this question, we must first examine why The Declaration of Independence was written in the first place. To start from the beginning, when England began sending people to the New World to colonize it, the throne took a very relaxed approach. Colonies were left to govern themselves and over
There was a large crowd awaiting and among the crowd were the Sons of Liberty. They were dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded the ships where they threw the entire shipment of tea overboard into the Atlantic Ocean. This sent a clear message to England that the people of the American Colonies were not pleased (to say the least) about the Tea Act and they would not stand for it. A similar event occurred in Delaware just nine days later but without Sam Adams behind the demonstration it did not receive as much publicity and so it is not a well remembered event in the United State's
Angered by the actions of the colonists, the British Throne passed what is known as the Intolerable and Coercive Acts in 1774. These Acts stated several things that negatively impacted the colonial people. First, the Boston Harbor was closed for all ships incoming and outgoing. The Boston Harbor was to remain closed until someone paid for all of the tea that was destroyed there. Britain also annulled the charter of Massachusetts. A new Quartering Act was also passed. This Act required homeowners and Innkeepers to house soldiers at a fraction of the cost that actually costs to board them. The fourth term of these Acts stated that British soldiers who were accused of committing crimes were to be transported back to England to stand trial. Lastly, the Quebec Act guaranteed religious freedom to those of the Catholic religion. Combined, all of these parts of the Intolerable and Coercive Acts put the Colonists in quite a bind. Their citizenship to Britain was basically revoked and there were huge, devastating financial burdens placed on them through theses Acts. Obviously, the American colonies and the parent nation, Great Britain, were not going to be able to agree any longer. The colonies needed their independence from Britain to be their own Nation. And clearly, Britain was not going to just hand them their independence. The colonies were going to have to fight for it. There would be bloodshed and death. There