The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence on July 4,1776 to explain the colonists opinion on why they wanted to become independent from Great Britain. The reason the colonist wanted to be independent from Great Britain was because of the taxes that were being handed to the colonist for multiple reasons. The Declaration of Independence declared Americans three rights which are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. This document had been signed on July of 1776 and marked the official separation between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. Then also the Declaration of Independence outlined the history of abuses the colonist had suffered under the British rule. Many colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain to form a new country.
