Declaration of Independence

The declaration of independence was singed on August 2, 1776, one month after its adoption.

declaration of independence began legic right for all u.s. cities in standes govenemnt for we know today.

It is one of the best arguments in support of the abolition of slavery.

Unfortunately, there have been many people in U.S. history whose words said "All men are created equal" but whose actions said "All men who look like me, talk like me, dress like me and act like me are created equal."

Grievances

Thomas Jefferson.

People are born with natural rights, freedom

By signing the declaration, the founding fathers were comitting treason.

The Olive Branch Petition was the document sent to George III.

The election between Jefferson and Adams is often referred to as the "Revolution of 1800" because the election was in many ways like a war. Adams and Jefferson were basically at war with each other in order to become president. When Jefferson won and Adams lost, it was like a revolution. Adams was like the "ruler" and Jefferson the "underdog". Having the new guy win was in fact very much like a revolution.

What american colinists chose to fight for their freedom?

It deals with the rights of criminals and fair trials. They were written by James Madison when he served in the first congress before his presidency

Ideas about which rights are inalienable have varied widely.

There were six drafts. Jefferson, Adams, and Jay had to make six revisions before it was accepted by Congress.

Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence was written on July 4, 1776, and the first printed copy was completed by the next day.

I recently covered this subject in history class. John Adams' wife suggested women be in the declaration, but he did not put them in. For a brief time after the declaration of independence was issued women were given the right to vote, but then it was taken away until the 1900's ( you'd have to look up exactly when women got the right to vote again.) The Declaration of Independence states that human beings had unalianable rights and such. While slaves, back then, were not counted as human beings. Slaves were merely a posession. If a " master" killed a slave, it was not murder. Simply because, slaves were not humans to them. Slaves were simply a property. Even after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves were still being used in some places.

56 men. The average age was 44 and the youngest was 26. The oldest was Franklin at 70. Most had money, didn't belong to minority groups, and none were jobless, hungry or without money. Five were arrested after they signed it, 12 had their homes burned and looted, 17 lost everything. One man ended up living in a cave. Nine died in the war.

Thomas Jefferson and John Locke

Answer: John Locke died in 1704. The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence (which it says on his grave). There were four other men on the committee helping him: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.

Locke argues for property rights by starting from assumptions about humankind's nature, and how these assumptions allow for private ownership of property. he believes that it is a natural right of mankind to preserve himself by eating, drinking, and doing things by taking from nature. he interprets it as an obligation that people have to god. basically, he believes that taking from nature to maintain self-preservation can lead a man/woman to having prperty over anything. He defends capitalism because he believes that land being owned and cultivated, uman happiness over is increased. so basically saying... the more you have he happier you are...

Exactly what its named. America declared independence from England. They wrote the document proving that.

Yes , The Declaration of Sentiments was based on the constitution. it was written by women's rights leaders and followed the same format as the declaration. But it was changed to show how women were treated unfairly , instead of originally showing how Britain was treating America unfairly. It also changed the line " We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" to "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal". So yes the document was based of the constitution and was an important document in the fight for women's rights.

John Locke's statement means that every man has freedom as long as it stays within the confines of the law

At the time they drafted and later signed the Declaration of Independence - the colonies were under English rule. The expectations and taxation the King imposed upon the colonists was not how they wanted to live. So they began creating a government that involved the decisions of the people and did not allow the one man or woman to have extended power.

The colonists decided to rebel because the british took away their rights,put on them heavy taxes,and didnt allow them spaces in Parliment( the British Congress).They got fed up and decided to fight for their freedom.

Well, the Revolutionary War had many causes like the Boston Tea Party, The Stamp Act, and many more. The colonists mostly thought that these taxes were unfair to them so they thought they had rights to say something. For example, the British soldiers came to live with the colonists eating up all of their food, drinking their drinks etc. How would you feel?