The Declaration of Independence is arguably one of the most important documents in the history of the United States of America. It was ratified on July 4th, 1776 and that day has become a national holiday to celebrate the independence from Great Britain. The main author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson who is also known as one of the most important people in United States History. For a lot of people, the Declaration of Independence is the foundation of liberty. A normal definition of liberty is “the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority”. The declaration of Independence differs from that by saying that all men are equal and that if the government doesn’t treat people
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This is the only excerpt that is not about the slavery in the United States, but it still carries the same message. Grimké expresses her discontent with the role of women by explaining how during marriage, the husband controls everything. There is also the comparison of women to slaves, although she says that it still cannot compare to the troubles of the slaves. Women at this time had absolutely no political influence and men had dominating control. Women would be left to tend to the children and the house while the men of society would work. No deviation was allowed because the legal status of women completely limiting their ability to do anything. In the eyes of Grimké, liberty for women would include many political rights that they didn’t have at the time of writing this. It would also include amends that would allow women to be more independent and have their individuality restored. At this time, women could not receive a higher education. This was the cause for Sarah’s intentions for voicing her concerns about women 's rights because she wanted to study law but couldn’t. Unlike the previous two authors, Grimké believed that liberty was god given and not a man made right. Slavery would be abolished later that century, but there would still be prejudice in the 20th century. Notwithstanding, this was similar to women’s rights because women would not really get all the legal rights they wanted until the 20th
This is the only excerpt that is not about the slavery in the United States, but it still carries the same message. Grimké expresses her discontent with the role of women by explaining how during marriage, the husband controls everything. There is also the comparison of women to slaves, although she says that it still cannot compare to the troubles of the slaves. Women at this time had absolutely no political influence and men had dominating control. Women would be left to tend to the children and the house while the men of society would work. No deviation was allowed because the legal status of women completely limiting their ability to do anything. In the eyes of Grimké, liberty for women would include many political rights that they didn’t have at the time of writing this. It would also include amends that would allow women to be more independent and have their individuality restored. At this time, women could not receive a higher education. This was the cause for Sarah’s intentions for voicing her concerns about women 's rights because she wanted to study law but couldn’t. Unlike the previous two authors, Grimké believed that liberty was god given and not a man made right. Slavery would be abolished later that century, but there would still be prejudice in the 20th century. Notwithstanding, this was similar to women’s rights because women would not really get all the legal rights they wanted until the 20th