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    The Document That Started the U.S.A. The Declaration of Independence is the most important, if not one of the most important documents that has ever been made in American history. Arguably, without this document America would not be how it is right now or if there would even be a U.S.A. The importance of this document is unquestionable and it shows that the colonies were sick and tired of Great Britain. In the Declaration of Independence, the speakers used several rhetorical appeals to convey…

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    The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the document that declares that the United States are separate from Great Britain. It is important because we are declared separate and it gives us certain rights and freedoms. It shows that the people have a word in the government and freedom in this country.The Declaration of Independence uses many of the enlightenment thinkers’ ideas and their ideas affected how it was created. The ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and…

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    leaders across the Atlantic. These repeated offenses finally became too much for the colonists to endure and they were forced to declare their independence from Great Britain. The colonial leaders at the time chose Thomas Jefferson to author this document, which eventually became one of the most iconic texts in American history. In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson listed many of the colonist’s grievances against the King of England at the time, King George III and those complaints…

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    On July 4th, 1776, the United States declared independence. Which eventually led up to the revolutionary war. But what actions led to this event that changed the lives of everyone? Well, it all started with the Albany Congress. The 7 leaders of english colonies met up together to discuss how they would take over Frances land. After a long while, a war between French and English began. This war for land lasted 7 years. But, it had to come to an end. So, the Treaty of Paris was made. The Treaty…

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    Who knows what’s right and what’s wrong. Now I believe we can be the generation to change the future for the better. Let me tell you a little history of how America became united. Do you remember the founding fathers who made the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? They’re the reason we are here today with different varieties of people. Our beloved founding fathers have worked hard to get all thirteen colonies to unite. Help make this nation a better place to call home. How…

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    The Declaration of Independence has propounded the variety of Enlightenment that manifested within the eighteenth century. In fact, the thinkers that could create viable standpoints from their views of the government and society has coaxed the writers of the Declaration of Independence to make a document that holds historical and revolutionizing work. In addition, we should look at the interpretation of the enlightenment thinkers that morphed into a piece of parchment paper to which values…

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    The Declaration of Independence declared America's freedom from Britain. The founding fathers drafted it on July 4,1786. This is the number one most important thing in American history because it declared our freedom. Freedom was important because Britain was controlling us. We would never be our wonderful country today without it. This is when we became our own country. Without it we would still be stuck with Britain. Jamestown was the very first colony in America that survived.…

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    The Declaration of Independence written in 1776, was a document stating the separation of the Thirteen Colonies away from the rule of king George and Great Britain. It established a revolutionary American government and officially declared war against Great Britain. Independence to the colonist meant the complete control to govern themselves without any interference from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson then became famously known for his argument for freedom off the principle of Natural Rights…

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    In the year of 1776, the Continental Congress called for a committee to write a declaration for independence from Great Britain. The task of drafting this document was given to Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. In his draft, he claims that everyone is equal in God’s eyes and that every human is born with natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Furthermore, Jefferson writes that the purpose of a government is to protect these natural rights of the people in exchange for their…

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    The ideals of the Declaration of Independence have been the most passionately discussed and debated ideas throughout American history. Equality, inalienable rights, the right to alter or abolish the government and the consent of government were the founding ideas of America. Every ideal in the Declaration is important in its own right, but the ideal of equality is the most important and foundational for our new way of life and has instilled the spirit of freedom in the hearts of Americans since…

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