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    (A critic of the persuasive techniques employed in The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson) “Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty”(Hamilton). Alexander Hamilton(1755-1804) was a prominent founding father and wrote a collection of essays with James Madison and John Jay called the Federalist Papers. Hamilton believed in a strong central government, and wrote these essays to persuade the ratification of the Constitution. Historically, Alexander Hamilton

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    "Throughout history, many important events, inventions, and ideas have been made and brought into our world. None more important than the creation of everything that shapes our nation today. The Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence has impacted in multiple ways including how we live and what we do. The Constitution is the most important out of the three. It has done so much for this country and its people like: abolish slavery, give people of all color the right to vote

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    In the Declaration of Independence it states that all men and woman are created equal. Although that some may consider the ideal more important. Unalienable Rights, Rights to alter or abolish government, and consent of government none of these ideals would be able to happen in America if we didn’t have equality. In the Declaration of Independence it restates that all men are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

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    colonists broke off from their mother country, they needed to provide good reasons for why they did so. Their grievances are listed in the Declaration of Independence. After they had successfully seceded from Great Britain, they began to set up their own laws. The Bill of Rights shows how they fixed their previous concerns that were written in the Declaration of Independence. One complaint the colonists had with Great Britain was the army. The king of England had sent troops over to the colonies

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    Fearing an encroaching despot, 56 men committed high treason by declaring autonomy to preserve their liberties and establish a union. This epic Declaration of Independence inspired patriots and culminated in the creation of a republic with the world’s first written constitution (Martin, 2006, p.___). In this essay, the author will overview and compare these founding documents along with Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists. During the late-18th century on the cusp of losing essential

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    In the text, “History of The Declaration of Independence”, the background of both the document that gave the United States its freedom, as well as its founder/former president. The colonists began to get angered by their mother land in the 1760s and 1770s, Great Britain as they set British policies that consumed the lives of the American colonists. The government at the time, the Second Continental Congress established their own currency “the Continental Currency”, in addition to an army. In the

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    Carpenter Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where five men were appointed to be a part of a comity to write the Declaration of Independence and become liberated from the British government. The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. It tells the major ideas that the Founders had about government. Eventually, after several rough drafts of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, a final draft was written and finally approved by the Second Continental

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    political statement, and as with most political statements it contains a grain of truth, but also has some wrongs to it as well. The Declaration of Independence is accusing King George III of being a tyrant and taking away the rights of the colonists. As well as repeatedly failing to secure American colonists rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence was one of the two documents that helped seal Americas fate in becoming fully “emancipated” from Great Britain

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    On July 4, 1776, in Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson wrote a declaration of the colonies’ independence and separation from England. To approve or deny the “Declaration of Independence” is presented to the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson declares that the colonists deserve “unalienable rights” and that the colonists should be able to “throw off” any government that displays “absolute tyranny.” This document leads the way for the formation of the new “independent states”, where colonists can find

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    the shield of the law and in the name of justice” -The Montesquieu, “The Spirit of the Laws”. When America was forming in the colonial era, there was much injustice and confusion due to the difference of beliefs and truths in that society. The Declaration of Independence shows all the injustices of King George the 3rd, the King of Britain in 1776. This freedom document explains the injustices of the court system in the colonies against the British soldiers who murdered innocents without punishment

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