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    debt from fighting in unsuccessful wars‚ the British in the Seven Years War and the French in World War I. A similar solution was to tax their colonies at a high rate to gain income quickly. Each declaration of independence addresses the issue and calls their opponent on their fault. The Vietnamese declaration states‚ “They have invented numerous unjustifiable taxes and reduced our people‚ especially our peasantry‚ to a state of extreme poverty” while the American one simply says‚ “For imposing taxes

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    would no longer remain silent. The document that declared the independence of this new country is the Declaration of Independence. The first section of the Declaration of Independence includes some of the worlds most quoted words. The introduction serves to declare the reasons the colonists want to separate themselves from England. The second paragraph contains the statement that gives us the entire philosophy of this declaration. It states that “all Men are created equal‚ that they are endowed

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    colonies declared independence from Great Britain due to an underlying tyrannical theme. The colonists were upset about many things‚ but taxation without representation was the biggest. King George III taking over also worried the colonists. Colonists had a proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving

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    asked to write the first draft of The Declaration of Independence. After multiple revisions and changes‚ The Declaration of Independence was ratified and put into action. The four main ideals of The Declaration of Independence are natural rights‚ equality‚ consent of the governed‚ and the right to alter or abolish the government. All four ideals are very important to The Declaration of Independence. The most important ideal of The Declaration Of Independence is natural rights‚ the right to life‚

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    Grievances Translation 1. “He has refused his Assent to Laws‚ the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Translation: The king has refused to sign into a law system where Courts administer justice. 2. “He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance‚ unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended‚ he has utterly neglected to attend to them.” Translation: The King has forbid his Governors to

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    The Declaration of Independence considered one of the most important and noteworthy documents in the history of the United States. It proclaims that the original thirteen United States Colonies as “free and independent states” from the consistent cruel treatment they underwent while being ruled by the British Crown. It inspired the colonies to fight for equality‚ liberty‚ and justice. The Declaration of Independence‚ lists the reason why the British colonies pursued their independence in July of

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    Colonists sought independence from British government for a multitude of reasons. Tension quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies due to the unjust taxing without fair representation in Parliament‚ the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken away by the British‚ and there were many unreasonable Acts and laws put into place in attempt to have complete control over the colonists as well as intimidate them. For these reasons and the suffering that the colonists endured at the hands of

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    When in life‚ sometimes it is necessary that you leave behind people or things you once cared for because of mistreatment or irritation. In this case‚ I never particularly cared and that may be part of the problem but I am still not getting the freedom I was promised when I started working. I deserve better treatment because I am a hard worker‚ I do not slack. I always make sure to give my job one-hundred percent. I have the right as a teenager to only work a couple days a week for a few hours

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    Many ideas from the Enlightenment are mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. Equality‚ natural rights‚ and governmental thought are just a few of the Enlightenment concepts introduced in the Declaration. I do believe that the ideals were operative at the time the Declaration of Independence was written. Using an example‚ “natural rights‚” which is vital to both the Declaration and what it embodies‚ the Enlightenment. At the time of the Enlightenment‚ natural rights were made to challenge the

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    Adams was on the committee to help write the Declaration of Independence. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence‚ states that: "We hold these truths to be self–evident: that all men are created equal...". Who do you think John Adams and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence were referring to by "all men"? 6. Was it their intention to include women? Slaves? Native Americans? 7. What are some of your thoughts and reactions to these letters?|1. The Adams were a very

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