The Preamble Of Plymouth Plantation By Thomas Paine

The Early American Identity was shaped by different historical documents and concepts from the Enlightenment. The documents The Declaration of Independence, The Preamble, Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, and “ The Crisis” by Thomas Paine explore this idea through the development of colonial America and the obstacles they had to overcome that led to what the United States is today.
The Enlightenment was essential in deciding practically every part of Colonial America, most importantly legislative issues, government, and religion. Without the Enlightenment, The United states could have been something completely different since these concepts are what our laws are all about and what our country is formed by. The two main documents for what our country as a whole is based off of The Constitution of The United States and The Preamble. The main focus of these documents were of many of the Enlightenment ideas such as “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal”, the natural rights of man such as “ life liberty and property The Declaration of Independence says that individuals have certain rights since they are human. These rights are not given to them by the government and can't be taken away from them. They
The Declaration of Independence and The Preamble are the foundation for our country, they are what helps keeps our country balanced and equal. One of the primary standards talked about in the Declaration of Independence is that of equality, “ We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal”. This means all men are created equal, they have rights that are not given by the government: therefore, they cannot be taken away from the government. The Declaration of Independence brought forth numerous freedoms in the United States that may have never been