Constraints Of The Declaration Of Independence

The closing years of the 18th century were not easy for Once-British colonialists who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a better life. When just several decades later those same people had to deal with direct exploitation of life, liberty and freedom by their King. These colonies based on the eastern shore of a relatively "new" continent were just a couple of global outreaches from one of the most superior countries in the world known as Great Britain. Assertion of power, coupled with the imperialistic mindset led to harsh treatment in the forms of legislative holds and unjust taxation on the colonists. A document signed by fifty-six highly influential members of colonial government in ink and signed by the entire population of an …show more content…
A colony can be thought of as an expansion of a nation for the sole purpose of benefiting the mother country. That exact mother-child relationship between the cluster of the British colonies struck fear into the thousands of rural inhabitants across the lands during the exploitation period in the middle 18th century. People inclining towards rebellion felt fear of reprimands by Britain and this tenaciousness pushed the idea of constructing the declaration back decades. Approaching the spring of 1776, revolutionist knew that the time for action had to be urgent with regard to unbearable acts of Parliament known as the “Intolerable Act” and the “Tea Act” (Ushistory.org, 1995). The impending thought of winter lofted around in many revolutionist’s heads resulting in the culmination of unanimous support of every colonist in North America. However, the proposition was much easier said than done due to dreadful feelings of fear of the King’s reaction to the document. Two months into the First Continental Congress between the colonies a consensus was made for publication of the Declaration. In a way the tenacity to publish the article made the execution easier when all the colonies were in support leading to a very straightforward and stern tone to the …show more content…
An example of this is evident in the opening line “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature 's God entitle them” (Ushistory.org, 1995). Jefferson is attempting to put across that it is a natural and common occurrence for established factions to separate based on unfair treatment. Several statements deep into the article, the declaration becomes an explanatory list of all atrocities the King and Parliament had imposed unjustly to the