APUSH Extra Credit
Jeffrey Days
Mrs.Matthews
AP U.S. History
October 16th, 2014
Since the year of my birth, 1998 many new changes have occurred in the United States of
America . From 1998 to the present, this country has strayed away from the ideals presented within the Declaration of Independence. Three major ideas expressed in the Declaration were the natural laws giving the people the right to assert political independence as long as the reason for doing so is justified, the inalienable rights of people to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and the purpose of government to protect these rights and in case of failure to do so be abolished.
These three examples, the Republic of Lakotah, the citizenship issue, and the number of militias around the United States give evidence to the claim that the United States has moved further away from the main ideas within the Declaration of Independence.
The Republic of Lakotah claims to exist today in the states of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and Wyoming. It is the supposed homeland of the Lakota Native
American tribe. It is not recognized by the federal government of the United States. In 2007, the
Lakotah Freedom delegation, led by Russell Means, traveled to Washington where he submitted a statement declaring independence from the U.S. The reason professed by the Lakotah is that they were never a part of the country and were being ruled by force. From a legal standpoint the
Lakotah claim to have always been a sovereign nation under Article Six of the Constitution. The
Lakotah have provided legitimate reasons to exercise their right to secede from the U.S. Claims made by the Lakotah have not been taken seriously by Congress. By seemingly ignoring the
pleas of the Lakotah, Congress is ignoring the natural law outlined in the Declaration of
Independence thus making it’s way further from the ideals held sacred in the document.
Documented immigration is a difficult and lengthy process in
Mrs.Matthews
AP U.S. History
October 16th, 2014
Since the year of my birth, 1998 many new changes have occurred in the United States of
America . From 1998 to the present, this country has strayed away from the ideals presented within the Declaration of Independence. Three major ideas expressed in the Declaration were the natural laws giving the people the right to assert political independence as long as the reason for doing so is justified, the inalienable rights of people to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and the purpose of government to protect these rights and in case of failure to do so be abolished.
These three examples, the Republic of Lakotah, the citizenship issue, and the number of militias around the United States give evidence to the claim that the United States has moved further away from the main ideas within the Declaration of Independence.
The Republic of Lakotah claims to exist today in the states of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and Wyoming. It is the supposed homeland of the Lakota Native
American tribe. It is not recognized by the federal government of the United States. In 2007, the
Lakotah Freedom delegation, led by Russell Means, traveled to Washington where he submitted a statement declaring independence from the U.S. The reason professed by the Lakotah is that they were never a part of the country and were being ruled by force. From a legal standpoint the
Lakotah claim to have always been a sovereign nation under Article Six of the Constitution. The
Lakotah have provided legitimate reasons to exercise their right to secede from the U.S. Claims made by the Lakotah have not been taken seriously by Congress. By seemingly ignoring the
pleas of the Lakotah, Congress is ignoring the natural law outlined in the Declaration of
Independence thus making it’s way further from the ideals held sacred in the document.
Documented immigration is a difficult and lengthy process in