The American Revolution was a conflict between England and the thirteen colonies of America. During the conflict, the Americans fought for certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was officially appears in the Journals of the Continental Congress. The founding fathers wrote it with the end to declare independence from England and prove that they wanted liberty, showing they were willing to fight for it. The Declaration of Independence had the end to show they were unified in their beliefs, the drafting of the Declaration made it official the revolution.
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The King of England, George III, controlled everything that happened inside the thirteen colonies. During 1754 - 1763 the French and Indian War took place, this war left without money to Great Britain, so the only solution for the king was to taxes in order to have money, the colonists did not like being taxed for things that had always had free. The colonists began a boycott of British goods, that made the King George III became furious, so he sends different soldier across the sea to take control of the thirteen …show more content…
Thomas Jefferson gives new ideas, ideal about 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. The prize of the revolutionary war would achieve the freedom they always wanted, that would represent not more taxes and new ways of government. It was a matter of time until the newspapers started to expand the news, about men that wrote about freedom and about the tyranny of the crown of England. The first newspaper that shares the Declaration of Independence was the Pennsylvania Evening Post (Philadelphia) on July 6, 1776, who shared on the front page the declaration that gave hope to the people about