Declaration of Independence

it was the freedom for people. in declaration of independence it was independence for colonists and for emancipation proclamation is was the slaves

The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were all member of the Continental Congress. While some of them faded into obscurity, many of them, such as Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson, went on to become important figures in the emerging nation of the united States.

Not only did other countries start to want independance from Great Britain,but America now owed lots of money to France. Though there was a period of prosperity, with the entire world at peace. Also the war reviled to Great Britain all of their militarily weaknesses.

The Declaration of Independence expresses the American dream. It talks about freedom, and the ability of a man, or a country, to make his own way in the world. That is the basis of the quintessential American Dream.

Several men signed the Declaration of Independence, but some of the most famous were Thomas Jefferson (who is believed to have written the document), John Adams, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.

No they see Thomas Jefferson as a great person for writing the declaration of independence but it did not help him become president.

In the Deceleration of Independence, two powers entitled the colonists to revolt against England and become an independent entity. These were Nature's God and Natural Law. Natural Law refers to the discovery of science that uses nature to explain the world rationally. There was emphasis on reason, and through reason the colonists concluded that they had a right to become independent. Nature's god was the divine entity that gave them these rights of Natural law. He created the world, set it in motion, and gave humans the power of reason to make sure self-evident natural law was prevalent. Both powers indicate humans have the capacity to reason and the right to govern themselves.

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The signers of the Declaration of Independence committed treason under British law and an order of the King.

Thomas Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence never "governed the US". It is a document put together after the Revolution War where our forefathers established a new and free nation independent of Great Britain.

The US Constitution is the basis of all governance of the US.

Jefferson spent considerable time in Paris. Apparenly he liked the architecture he saw in Europe and was influenced by it in his own designs.

It is: "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The Declaration of Independance grants Americans their inalienable rights. Those are the rights to life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness. However, many scholars fail to realize that the Declaration also grants Americans the right to over throw their government should the government become destructive to our inalienable rights.

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The 13 colonies wanted to separate from England because England did away with trial by Jury. England put in secret courts where a person could be hanged without knowing the charges or the opposing witnesses. A tax collector could enter your house and take whatever he wanted. A solder could be quartered in your home and you had to feed him. It was impossible to take a problem to the government. If you read the first 10 amendments to the constitution of the United States of America, all of those describe abuses instituted by King George III. If you wonder why the Constitution contains the clause that no one can be arrested for what he says on the floor of congress, that describes what happened on the floor of colonial legislatures. If you want to know why congress is prohibited from passing bills of attainder, those occurred frequently under King George. The Colonists referred to those as the intolerable acts. Read the constitution of the United States and the first 10 amendments. They were designed to prevent The Federal Government from acting like King George III. There were a few other things he did such as close the port of Boston and try to starve the citizens. He ordered that no citizen might possess a firearm while he armed the Indians on the frontier and encouraged them to massacre the citizens in the Mohawk valley, the Shenandoah valley, Western North Carolina, and West Georgia. How long do you want the list?

In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson clearly stated that the primary purpose of government is to secure our rights:

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all Men were created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that are among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke. Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England's Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II.

Locke wrote that all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" natural rights. That is, rights can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are "life, liberty, and property."

Locke believed that the most basic human law of nature is the preservation of mankind. To serve that purpose, he reasoned, individuals have both a right and a duty to preserve their own lives.

Locke also argued that individuals should be free to make choices about how to conduct their own lives as long as they do not interfere with the liberty of others. Locke therefore believed liberty should be far-reaching.

By "property," Locke meant more than land and goods that could be sold, given away, or even confiscated by the government under certain circumstances. Property also referred to ownership of one's self, which included a right to personal well being. Jefferson, however, substituted the phrase, "pursuit of happiness," which Locke and others had used to describe freedom of opportunity as well as the duty to help those in want.

The purpose of government, Locke wrote, is to secure and protect the inalienable natural rights of the people. Locke further concluded, if a government persecutes its people with "a long train of abuses" over an extended period, the people have the right to resist that government, alter or abolish it, and create a new political system.

Part 1 describes the basic rights of citizens.

Part 2 tells why the colonies are angry with the king.

Part 3 announces that the colonies are breaking all ties with Britain to become the USA

Those who signed the knew they were committing treason and could be executed and/or have their property (fortunes) seized if the rebellion failed. Also, they could die fighting for independence. They were each pledging to the rest of the group (mutually) to this risk by giving their word (sacred honor) to stick to it, accepting the risks associated with it.

july 4, 1776. Thats why we celebrate independence day!!

The preamble