Declaration of Independence

Jefferson doesn't use the term but for him it would have meant logic. To think something through and in the Declaration you can see his logic in the first paragraph or two when he explains why government is important, what it should do for the people, and why the people have the right to change government.

the American people.

I would have to disagree with that statement. Most of the Colonisits were not literate at the time that the Declaration was written, so they could not read it. I would have to say that the Declaration of Independence was addressed to the Parliment and the King of GB.

John Locke, whose idea was "Life, liberty and property." (Property meaning land.)

The king of England

The geographical content states that the U.S must have presidential and judicial rights

Four people from the South Carolina colony signed the Declaration of Independence. They were Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Jr, and Thomas Heyward, Jr.

"We 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."

None that I know of. The Declaration of Independence simply declared the U.S. free from British rule, the Constitution however granted all powers not given to the federal government to the states.

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He was the third President of the United States. He was Vice President under John Adams. He was an ambassador to France when France was the only major country to join America as an ally. He also was a farmer and took science as a hobby.

Benjamin Franklin was the oldest signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. He was a printer, author, philosopher, scientist and inventor. He became a prominent diplomat to Europe and his last public act was to sign a memorial to Congress recommending the abolition of slavery.

People have the right to overthrow their government if it fails to protect their rights and property.

Thomas Jefferson

Christopher Columbus got pregant

The importance of freedom

There were actually 55 people who signed the Declaration of Independence.

yes he farted on it to and then he ate it

declaration of Independence?

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The American Revolution itself has been called the embodiment of Enlightenment ideas and the Declaration is the document that embodies the American revolution. They affected the Declaration of Independence with Enlightenment ideas. One significant one is the "social contract." The social contract entailed that the subjects of the King had a right, a duty to overthrow him. Another Enlightenment idea was that of the "consent of the governed." Enlightenment thinkers began to reject the idea of a monarchy, and instead preferred a government in which decisions were made when the ruler had consent of the governed - meaning that the governed people actually had a say in the politics of their society.

Thomas Jefferson's counterargument to the Declaration of Independence primarily revolved around the idea of government legitimacy and individual rights. He emphasized that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed and that when a government fails to protect these rights, it is the duty of the people to alter or abolish it. Jefferson believed that the assertion of natural rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, justified the colonies' separation from British rule. His argument was rooted in Enlightenment principles, advocating for a government that serves the people rather than oppresses them.

well originally, the committee was of john Adams and Jefferson, but Adams thought (and told Jefferson) that because

1) Nobody liked Adams (they all thought him to be argumentative and unfit, while everyone liked Jefferson who they thought was mild)

2) Jefferson was a Virginian and Adams was not. Back then, everyone looked up to VA as the oldest and best colony.

3) Jefferson could "write ten times better than [Adams]" could. Quote from Adams.

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He was well read and knew the Enlightenment writers of the day. As an thinker and writer he was the perfect choice. One of the fallacies of the Declaration is that there is a belief today that he wrote it to set up the foundation of a Christian nation. Not true . The Declaration refers only to "nature's God" and he did not insist that the religion was the pillar of liberty. He was also from VA which was important.