United States Declaration of Independence

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; this very popular phrase is from The Declaration of Independence, listing the unalienable rights of the future citizens of America. However, long after America gained her independence, many people were still struggling to earn their basic right as being treated as a citizen. Because of this, the Black Panther Party was formed by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The logo of the party was simple in appearance yet powerful in design, in order to call out…

Tristan Utech Mr. Westlund U.S. History 10/10/15 Comparative Essay of the “Declaration of Independence” and “Common Sense” Two documents quite essential to the founding of America may actually have much more in common than just being a tool for action. The two documents addressed are “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine and “The Declaration of Independence” written by Thomas Jefferson. These two documents hold the keys to American ideals and ideas. Freedom, liberty, consent, duty, and all other…

The Constituent Assembly, which consist of the clergy and nobility, helped create the Tennis Court Oath, which states, “all members of this assembly shall immediately take a solemn oath never to separate and reassemble wherever circumstances shall require, until the constitution of the kingdom shall be established” . Shortly After the Tennis Court Oath was established…

played a role in politics and inventions but the freedom of every individual in America. Benjamin Franklin changed America in many ways. His scientific inventions, participation in the Declaration of Independence, discovery of electricity and most importantly his assistance in helping America gain independence from Britain help shaped our nation. America was we know it today, could have been extremely different without Franklin’s help and…

government intervening each time. Some important political liberalists were John Locke and Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson proved this by helping America become free from Great Britain. Thomas helped write the Declaration of Independence. A quote from the Declaration of Independence is “..that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Archives.gov). They believed they…

mental capabilities in both the past and future circumstances. Upon investigation, one should inquire these following questions concerning the condition of a patient before the occurrence of permanent brain death: Has the patient ever been in the state of consciousness? Has the patient ever gained the experience of making autonomous decisions? Any patient in PVS, at some point in their lives, “were” capable of experiencing consciousness and reaching the point of making autonomous decisions. Thus…

The Declaration of Independance. The American colonists face off with the British redcoats in the battle for freedom from the crown. This was the start of the Revolutionary War. By the time the war was in full swing the Continental Congress had decided to make a move away from Britain and declare their independence. The men who drafted such a paper was Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. The document would soon become the Declaration of Independence which included such lines as…

In early America, terms such as liberty, freedom, and independence were used frequently to describe the wishes of the people from the oppression of the British government. A group of voices were needed to proclaim the distaste and aggravation of the colonial public towards the British government. However, to speak against the elite powers of Great Britain was a bold task and many felt to be submissive was the safer course of action. Undoubtedly, not every individual felt that submission was the…

Thomas Paine helped influence the American Revolution with his pamphlet called “Common Sense.” This helped influence many Americans to gain their independence from Great Britain and become their own nation. This pamphlet was not only just patriotic, but was an extremely powerful message to the American people. This showed the patriots that the New World civilians could live in a Republic-Democratic nation without worrying about a King in a different country. General George Washington used this…

Long before any blood was shed in the Revolution, Americans were establishing ideas in their minds concerning breaking away from the British Empire. As early as 1774, the Colonists met in the First Continental Congress in response to the British taxation and limitation of Colonial Representative Government. As stated by Benjamin Franklin in his draft of a resolution for the congress, “there is a manifest defect in the constitution of the British Empire in respect to the government of the…