Declaration of Independence Essay “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with one another….” The founding fathers state in the Preamble that it has become necessary for the people in the colonies to separate the political band of the British and become a new nation. The Preamble is the introduction to the Declaration of Independence explaining reasons for the separation between the colonies and the British. Followed by the Preamble is the Declaration of Natural Rights. The Declaration of Natural Rights are the beliefs of the founding fathers about the purpose of the government and the unalienable rights given to the people. Then, the Grievances are
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The Preamble explains that it has become mandatory for colonists to separate with the British Parliament. The founding fathers stated, “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” The opinions of the founding fathers would be stated throughout the Declaration of Independence to declare the reasons why the British drove them into separation. The people must go back to the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them which means God and nature that existed before the king. Then, soon after the Declaration of Natural Rights explains the beliefs of the founding fathers. The quote, “that all men are created equal,” meant to the people at that time white men who owned property. The people were also given unalienable rights by God which were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Natural Rights describes the rights of the people and the purpose of forming a government. The government is there to secure the unalienable rights of the people. The consent of the government comes from the people. When a government becomes destructive and does not listen to the people. The people must change or destroy it then build a new one. The Preamble and Declaration of Natural Rights were to inform people in the colonies about the separation and beliefs of the
The Preamble explains that it has become mandatory for colonists to separate with the British Parliament. The founding fathers stated, “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” The opinions of the founding fathers would be stated throughout the Declaration of Independence to declare the reasons why the British drove them into separation. The people must go back to the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them which means God and nature that existed before the king. Then, soon after the Declaration of Natural Rights explains the beliefs of the founding fathers. The quote, “that all men are created equal,” meant to the people at that time white men who owned property. The people were also given unalienable rights by God which were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Natural Rights describes the rights of the people and the purpose of forming a government. The government is there to secure the unalienable rights of the people. The consent of the government comes from the people. When a government becomes destructive and does not listen to the people. The people must change or destroy it then build a new one. The Preamble and Declaration of Natural Rights were to inform people in the colonies about the separation and beliefs of the