Essay On Thomas Jefferson's Rights

In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote what is thought of as the “foundation” of the United States, the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence featured basic rights of each American. These rights are still guaranteed today for all Americans. Jefferson had a wide variety of reasons for breaking with Britain, which are shown by the basic rights listed in the Declaration. However, some of those basic rights are more prominent than others. The greatest justification Jefferson gives is “all men are created equal” (Jefferson, Thomas). equality is in unalienable right and King George has “ plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroy the lives of our people” (Jefferson, Thomas). King George was treating the colonist as if they were nothing. Everyone is created equal so for him to be able to burn towns and destroy lives of colonist, but still have power over them, is unsound. Jefferson and the colonist had every right to declare independence because their unalienable right of equality was ripped away by the British due to all the violence and hurt Britain caused. …show more content…
King George ruled with force, as if he was the dictator to the colonies. The colonists believed “it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish” the destructive government (Jefferson,Thomas). While Robert Hole, historytoday.com author, states “ The idea that governments get their authority from the consent of the governed was still in 1776 a contentious and provocative notion which ran counter too many traditional ideas of monarchy.” Jefferson's ideas were the beginning of a new time of what today we Americans consider normal. If Jefferson would not have stood up for the colonist and addressed the issue, there is a chance that today we would still be under a form of