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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th 1776 announced to the World that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire.
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Which was the first state to sign the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
What is the religion of the fifty-six signers of the declaration of independence?
They were all Christians of one denomination or another although some of them put a deistic or unitarian slant on their Christianity. Michael Montagne
What are four rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
No taxation without representation.
Personal property rights.
Free speech and assembly.
Freedom to worship as they saw fit.
Who has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power?
The President does not have the power to declare war. Will whoever said this please read the Constitution for goodness sake! He was granted the power (unconstitutionally) by Congress to invade a country for 60 days and then the Congress must declare war to continue. The power Congress took to grant this power to the President is not a power the Constitution grants to Congress. Our present Congress is a mockery of Congress' of the past who actually took their oath of office to uphold the Constitution very seriously. Congress is one branch of the government and if they do not do their job as defined in the Constitution we lose all the checks and balances the founding fathers knew were so important to prevent tyranny. Anyway, apparently this statement means the president wants the Military to be in charge instead of the people. The people are the civil power. I know for a fact that the Illinois Constitution states: "The military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power". This is also true in the US Constitution and I strongly believe that any president of the United States must be well versed in the Constitution and how it was defined by the founding fathers or we will lose everything our ancestors worked so hard to obtain for the people of the United States of America. So many men and women of this country have given up their lives to protect our freedoms we cannot just let the Federal Government take them all away from us. We must all learn the Constitution and it's meaning. Education is the only way to save this country. Please take some time, read the Constitution, read the Federalist Papers, read the Law of Nations and understand what your inalienable rights are before they are all taken away.
Is the Declaration of the Rights of Man Citizen still used in France today?
First off, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, is a statement, a declaration not a set of codified rules upon which laws are based.
It was updated in 1793 like you suggest in your question, and used as a base for the French Constitution of 1793 or the Constitution of the Year I.
That Constitution was never adopted.
It was also the basis for the International human rights instruments, such as theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Or as they are called International Bill of Human Rights.
Sadly although these rights have been adopted by the UN, they are not recognized world wide.
Jefferson took the concepts that Locke was teaching and utilized them as a basis for the US plan of governing, therefore they are essentially the same with a little different wording.
Were the colonists justified in their list of grievances?
Yes, the colonists were justified. They had been asking for Parliament representation for a decade, without results. The actions of Parliament was retaliatory, and created resentment that had not previously existed in the colonies. Diplomacy probably would have curtailed the revolution. However, Parliament attempted to subjugate rather than negotiate.
Which document first attempted to stop slavery in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln ended slavery.
Is life or liberty or education or pursuit of happiness not an unalienable right of the declaration?
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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
John Locke
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independece?
Thomas Jefferson...later Benjamin Franklin and John Adams edited it but Thomas jefforson wrote most of it
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What year did America delcare independence?
The United States declared their independence on July 4, 1776
What influenced the independence movements of colonial countries?
The independence movements made the colonial countries address some of the issues that they were accused of. The independence movement had great influences in mobilization and calling for the strikes.
What did the second continental congress call the declaration of independence?
The Unanimous Declaration of The Thirteen United States of America
Who wins the 4th great ninja war?
Tobi started it by going to the kage sumit and telling the kage to give up the nine tails or the eight tails or he would start the fourth war
How did the colonies declare independence?
First, on July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to pass a simple resolution put forward by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, declaring the colonies independent states. (By agreement, this was a "unanimous" vote, that is, with the delegation of each of the 13 colonies voting for it - or, in one case, abstaining. The opposition of one colony would have ended the matter.)
Congress then proceeded to debate the document formally declaring independence and explaining their reasons (the "Declaration of Independence") that had been drafted by a five-man committee appointed for that purpose several weeks earlier, and of which Thomas Jefferson was the chairman and thus the main writer. (Lee and Jefferson were chosen to lead these efforts in order to gain support from the more conservative Southern delegations who were hesitant to follow the lead of Massachusetts, which had been arguing in favor of such a resolution for many months.)
On July 4, the edited document was voted on (and accepted), and was signed in behalf of the Congress by its President, John Hancock (along with the Secretary, Wm. Thompson). The document was sent to the printer, and other members of Congress signed the version he returned, beginning on August 2, 1776. In the meantime, a number of simple "broadsides" of the original (with just Hancock's & Thompson's signatures) were distributed and read throughout the county.
Why did the british govermet create the independent nation of transjordan in 1921?
The British government created the independent nation of Transjordan in 1921 as part of its mandate over former Ottoman territories after World War I. The establishment aimed to address the conflicting national aspirations of Jews and Arabs in the region, particularly in Palestine. By designating Transjordan as a separate entity under the leadership of Emir Abdullah, the British sought to create a buffer zone and stabilize the area while maintaining control over both Jordan and Palestine. This decision was influenced by geopolitical interests and the need to manage local governance amid rising tensions.
Which country got its independence in Sept 3 1971?
The country that obtained its independence in Sept 3 1971 is Qatar.
Why independence is important for children?
It's important so that when they grow up they can lead they're life and they'll be more succesfull in the future. otherwise they will always need peoples help.
When the US constitution was first written in the late 18th century, slavery was still practiced in some of the states, and those states would never have agreed to become part of the United States if slavery had been abolished, so it would not have been feasible to proclaim in the constitution that all men are born free and equal, when clearly, some were born into slavery at that time period. And even without the issue of slavery, that was not really an age of great egalitarian sentiment. It was still widely believed that rich men were better than poor men, property owners were superior to those who merely rented, and that some ethnic groups were superior to others, and so forth. There were all sorts of inequalities that people believed in. Many of these beliefs linger to some extent even today, however, we do now have some appreciation of the value of granting equal dignity to all people.
