Events Leading To Thomas Jefferson's Declaration Of Independence

In 1775, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. There is no American document with the same global impact. It has been the oldest document and the first to use the name ''the United States of America.'' In this concept, the Declaration was the birth testimonial of the American nation. The intention of the Declaration of Independence was to manifest and interpret why the thirteen Colonies were breaking away from Great Britain’s authority as well as the rights and forces which people merit and must have.

On July 4, 1776, Jefferson brought forward to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House the Declaration of Independence and expounds the reasons why the Colonies believed that they were
According to the introduction, all men are created equal and dower by their Creator with assured indefeasible rights; that among these the natural rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Furthermore, the Declaration supports that governments should be representative of the people. If a government violates these natural rights of people, they have the right of altering or abolish that government. Consequently, Thomas Jefferson wrote we hold this by anything and anyone. In order for people to maintain these rights, we create governing bodies and systems, to make it clear that everything kept untouched. If these rights are even broken or the governing bodies overwhelm, then it is up to the people to erect a new government that is reverent to their security and fortune. The middle section of the Declaration of Independence tries to make a strong argument for how irreverent King George had been treated to people throughout his tyrannical rule. Here Thomas Jefferson writes that King George ''is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.'' Jefferson also tries to remind the reader that the King of Great Britain has denied the governors the power to pass important laws ''necessary for the public good'',