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    Britain. Americans believed that King George abused his power against them, and parliament wouldn’t agree to the colonists’ demands (Winthrop). On July 4, 1776 the second continental congress released the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson (Spielvogel 419). In the Declaration of Independence stated that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are all unalienable rights (Spielvogel 419). Americans had their own representative assemblies

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    written by Thomas Jefferson in three parts. The First part was the introduction and why it was being written, the second part was about how the king violated their rights and how he had failed as king. The last and final part was the official declaration of independence and the colonies are now name the united states and they establish good government unlike king George the III. Popular sovereignty is the idea of power and government coming from people and not just the officials of the government

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    pursuit of happiness. This document found that it was self evident, that all men were created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness). When it was written the Declaration of Independence guaranteed every man he shall not be denied certain unalienable rights by the government and if his

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    Do you think that the U.S. is following the rules of the Declaration of Independence? I think absolutely not! I think this because, in the Declaration they said ¨All people are created equal¨ and there are people in the world that think they are better because of their name and that is not fair to others. I came from a family that really does not have that popular of a name, I don't care, but i think it is rood that I get looked at differently because of my name! This is the same way that the blackś

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    would have been willing to support the Declaration of Independence in July, 1776 because the people of the United States of America had been putting up with an inoperable government, the King of Britain, King George the third wanted to take all the power away from the people and would not listen to our leaders. The colonists, had to pay unfair taxes, and the King was a cruel, unfair man. The first major issue that makes me willing to support the Declaration of Independence is that the people of the

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    In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson writes and explains all the reasons the colonist want to be free from the King. A major cause of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution that will follow, is the the King had placed multiple tax acts on the colonist to pay for the debt caused by the French and Indian War. The King also created a quartering act. The Quartering Act made colonist provide shelter and food to any and all soldiers of the King, in America. The King

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    The most important ideal in the Declaration of Independence is equality, because it states that every American is granted freedom and the right to be treated equally. In document A it talks about how all men were created equal. Not having equal rights has caused so many problems in the past, and it still continues to cause many problems in society. That is why it is so important to have it in the Declaration of Independence. Freedom also plays a big part in society. Without it the country would be

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    Travis Swope Dr. Karen ENGL 102 21 Dec 2015 The Declaration of Independence: Americas Subtlety The Declaration of Independence is both successful in terms of writing and usefulness to the nation some 240 years later. It is written with a subtlety that without deeper investigation is missed by the common reader. Its sections work to build Pathos in order to appeal to readers, then the writer proves his character using intuitive wording creating an Ethos for the reader to trust. Finally the author

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    During 1776, the Continental Congress wrote, signed and published an invaluable document, “The Declaration of Independence”. This document was only one of its kinds and has inspired people from all over the world. The preamble offers brief information about why the Continent Congress wrote this document. The third part of the document offers a list that includes 27 grievances of the colonists presented by their representatives in the conference (Mulhall, 2005). This list also reflects the ardent

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    King George III and Great Britain. One of the men who signed his life away on the Declaration of Independence was Pennsylvanian politician and merchant George Clymer. Clymer was an example for declaring independence and forming a new country built on the beliefs of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the ideals in which our country is built on. Clymer was one of the only people who signed both the declaration of independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. (ushistory

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