Why is the declaration of independent is important?

Answer 1

The Declaration of Independence is important because it was the official document that announced the freedom of the American colonies from Britain.

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The Declaration of Independence, influenced especially by Enlightenment thinkers such as john Locke, is vital to American history because it

• provides a justification for the American Revolution
• combined abstract governing theories
• inspired many revolutions around the world
• gave Americans an understanding of their rights and values as a nation.

Without the Declaration of Independence, the United States would have remained a part of Great Britain, and its history of continental expansion might have been quite different. The unique forms of American governmental institutions might never have been adopted, based as they were on the European philosophies of the late 18th century.

Answer 2

The Declaration of Independence is important because it was the official document that announced the freedom of the American colonies from Britain.

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The Declaration of Independence, influenced especially by Enlightenment thinkers such as john Locke, is vital to American history because it

• provides a justification for the American Revolution
• combined abstract governing theories
• inspired many revolutions around the world
• gave Americans an understanding of their rights and values as a nation.

Without the Declaration of Independence, the United States would have remained a part of Great Britain, and its history of continental expansion might have been quite different. The unique forms of American governmental institutions might never have been adopted, based as they were on the European philosophies of the late 18th century.

Answer 3

because without it we wouldnt have any rules or control over the united states everybody would be crazy with no rules to follow