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    Do you know what the declaration of independence is? The declaration of independence is a statement that was adopted by the continental congress that announced that the thirteen American colonies, at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states. The declaration of independence took place in Pennsylvania on July 4 of 1776. The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. The purpose of it was to announce the colonies as separate…

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    Virginia. Lee’s words for independence led to the Declaration of Independence, a statement stating the reasons for separation from Britain. Thomas Jefferson, one of our Founding Fathers, wrote this document. John Adams and Ben Franklin, two of our Founding Fathers suggested minor changes to this document. In the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers provided step by step logic for American Independence through the Preamble, the Declaration of Natural Rights, Grievances, and the…

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    purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to elucidate to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. The Declaration relieves 13 colonies from England 's laws.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to specify the reasons he wanted to "dissolve the political bands" with England. The Declaration was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776 after some changes had been made by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. The Declaration of…

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    Not many people know the Declaration of Independence, they know today, is the second copy. The Declaration was written on July 4, 1776 by Thomas Jefferson. Many parts were changed and taken out to construct the draft we know today. The first draft had an agitated and bitter tone towards the British king. There were more insults directed at King George III. Many of the founding fathers thought it was too harsh and edited parts of it out, however some were left in. They also revised the fragments…

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    American Revolutionary War in 1776, Thomas Paine attempts to rally the American soldiers to victory over the British forces. Thomas Paine is a revolutionary author most well known for his book Common Sense, where he spoke out against the tyranny of the King of England. The Crisis advocates for revolution and famously inspired the American soldiers under George Washington’s command at Valley Forge to cross the Delaware and fight victoriously against the British. Similarly, the Declaration of…

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    laws that made free-thinking harder. Following the ideas of the Enlightenment, the Frenchmen wrote the “Declaration of the…

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    religion allows any person into our country, even if their religion is different than ours.The bald eagle is a symbol of freedom and it is our nation's bird.The American flag is our nation’s flag it tells us how our soldiers that lost their lives in the wars our nation has had and how they fought…

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    The Declaration of Independence is still very relevant today. The formal statement declaring the independence of the thirteen colonies is actually both relevant and irrelevant in different aspects. The Declaration is definitely relevant in how it has altered and changed the world. It’s greatly influenced history and even inspired revolutions such as the French Revolution. Without it the world we know would have been completely different and rewritten. Though, that is just looking at the way that…

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    The Declaration of independence was carefully drafted by Thomas Jefferson with influence from 18th century Enlightenment Philosopher, primarily the ideas of John Locke regarding government. Although many American may not be aware the United States has a political philosophy, we do; it can be found in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. Our political philosophy derives from, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by…

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    defined itself on July 4, 1776 commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. On the DC trip, we saw the Liberty Bell, which was cast in 1752, which is a symbol of American Independence. This bell acted as a symbol for freedom everywhere and it gave many people strength in liberty. At Independence Hall, we learned how important liberty was to our country. It was needed for independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence is another symbol of liberty. It shows that we…

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