As Americans the day of July 4 has a very great importance to us. It is the day we became independent. On July 4‚ 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. Eleven years later the Constitution was born. 26 years after that the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution. These three documents represent what it means to be an American. The Declaration of Independence was made to free ourselves from the rule of the King. The Constitution was written to make sure the government that was being
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The Declaration of Independence‚ in 1776‚ written by Thomas Jefferson was the document that declared America wanted nothing to do with Great Britain and desired to be their own country. In the video‚ Jefferson includes key arguments about why the colonies needed to separate from the British. Jefferson believes that all people are born with the unalienable rights‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. He says that when these rights are not given‚ the people have the right to abolish the government
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Fathers had an idea to set an example for the future of their country. The Declaration of Independence sets forth the Founders’ beliefs about the purposes of government‚ why the colonies should rebel against Great Britain‚ the complaints against the British king‚ and statements that the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies is demolished. The document also gives us reasons why the Declaration give for independence‚ such as that all men are created equal‚ all men are given with certain
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Muñoz III The Declaration of Independence‚ and The Constitution LA City College M-Th 7:15 PM 06/18/2009 1) Identify three goals of the Declaration of Independence. Hint: the answer is not just life and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence Primarily was drafted by the founding fathers as a formal declaration to the Colonies as well as the British Monarchy that they were absolving‚ and becoming Free & Independent States. The Declaration of Independence also outlines the
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The True Meaning of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence states‚ “We [the Founding Fathers] hold these truths to be self-evident:-- That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness (US 1776).” The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4‚ 1776‚ after seventeen days of deliberate debate about what would be the foreground of a new nation. The
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The reason for the Declaration‚ or how it came to be‚ was a myriad of issues and slights against the colonists by the British government. Delegates from every colony met to decide how to liberate themselves from Mother England. They had already been at war over the “taxation without representation” issue and it continued to escalate. The colonists were convinced that Parliament didn’t care about them‚ proven by the fact that they were not allowed to represent themselves. As a result the Second Continental
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The Declaration of Independence” changed from the early drafts to the final document signed in 1776 because of the need to eliminate some aspects. There was a need to delete the attack on slavery in the initial drafts of “The Declaration of Independence” . The issue sparked a heated debate among the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia. The clause was instead replaced with a different passage about domestic insurrection. According to Walton‚ Hall and Gwinnett‚ the deletion of the passage on slavery
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controlling the teen’s life and to let them be who they want to be and let them decide on their life on their daily lives. This lead to us teens to write our declaration to let us teens decide choices in our lives‚ then having our parents and grandparents choose for us. This declaration shall be read to the world and help us gain independence from being over controlled by our parents‚ grandparents‚ and adults. I hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all teens are created equal and are given
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The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. This document‚ written by Thomas Jefferson and the colonists‚ was their explanation for why they were unhappy with the way things were going in England at the time and how they planned on fixing it. It was written to be persuasive and to get the reader‚ King George III and his government‚ to understand why they felt the way they did. His argument was very effective because of the way he set up this document
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Declaration of Independence from needy friends When in the course of everyday life it becomes necessary to break emotional ties that link you to one another. It becomes imperative that every person involved receive their fair share of human rights. We are to hold these truths to be self-evident. All girls are made equal in this relationship‚ and the by-laws of best friend-hood has certain unalienable rights such as the right to NOT answer the phone at 3:00 am‚ date someone the other party doesn’t
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