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    The Declaration of Independence which is why I am using it as my first primary source‚ my other source of document will be George Washington’s and the Proclamation Against the “Whiskey Rebellion‚ on 1784”‚ and “An Act Respecting Alien Enemies” witch contained information about illegal immigrants. All tree documents have a great impact on our country since they were created and they all had the same purpose‚ to create a better country for all the American’s. The Declaration of Independence‚ written

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    nation come together everyone needs to voice their opinion but respect others. In the passages Declaration Of Independence‚ Iroquois Constitution and the video Federalist Paper 10 it shows the nation coming together. Firstly In the Declaration Of Independence by Benjamin Franklin it shows how a large group of people could come together as one to make decisions. In the passage Declaration Of Independence Ben Franklin talks about Individual Rules. You have the right to have your own views but you have

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    article demanded that America must save their country for future generations by protecting its values and that the Countrymen must “defeat those who want to enslave us” and “should act as guardians of the liberty of their country.” The Declaration of Independence (Document 5) also supports the justification of breaking away from British rule asserting that the Acts that Britain is enforcing are taking away the natural rights of the colonists and they must fight to protect and preserve them. The document

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    2013 Professor Gregory Shrout The philosophical ideals embodied by the Declaration of Independence declared that all men "are created equal" and therefore everyone had the same rights. As a former South Carolina slave‚ I was so glad to hear this. For once I was hopeful that maybe after all; I could still have a chance to be free. Furthermore‚ the Declaration of Independence stated that every person had "unalienable rights [which included the right to] life‚ liberty and the

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    Document A: John L. O’Sullivan on Manifest Destiny‚ 1839  The American people having derived their origin from many other nations‚ and the Declaration of National Independence being entirely based on the great principle of human equality‚ these facts demonstrates at once our disconnected position as regards any other nation; that we have‚ in reality‚ but little connection  with the past history of any of them‚ and still less with all antiquity‚ its glories‚ or its crimes.  On the contrary or national birth was the beginning of a new history

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    Sense was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine‚ but the Declaration of Independence was a formal document. The most important difference between Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence is that Paine spent more work on Common Sense than the Declaration of Independence is. So we can see more details from the Common Sense. For example‚ “He sets out reasons why the British system fails to provide adequate checks on the king.” ("Common Sense" 1) The declaration should not be misused by the king. However

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    Slavery was against the Declaration of Independence. As a human being‚ freedom is essential and important element in one’s life. Without freedom‚ the consequence will be harm for both personal life and entire society. Douglass introduces in detail that slaves cannot have neither rights nor own wishes of doing things. In the text‚ “’if you give a nigger an inch‚ he will take an ell. A nigger should know nothing but to obey his master-to do as he is told to do” (Chapter 6) indicates that masters did

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    A call for independence 2.02 docent script Hello‚ my name is ‚ and I will be taking you through the first portion of the Declaration of Independence‚ which is the grievances against King George III. Raise your hand if you have heard of the Declaration of Independence before? (Wait for responses) Ok‚ great- Well what a lot of people don’t know about the Declaration of Independence is that it is really a letter of grievances against King George III. The Declaration of Independence is a statement

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    The declaration of Independence was put in place on July 4th‚ 1776. The declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It made the thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain independent states and no longer under the British monarchial rule. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by John Adams to write the original draft of the declaration in which congress would finalize it. The declaration explained why the American colonies voted on July 2nd to declare

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    Text Analysis - "The Declaration of Sentiments‚ Seneca Falls Convention‚ 1848" The Declaration of Sentiments‚ Seneca Falls Convention‚ 1848 is a declaration of independence written by women of the convention who wanted to demand equality for women in the United States. This document states the feelings of women who at this time had no legal rights in our country. The right to own property‚ vote‚ earn wages‚ own business‚ own land and other rights were beyond their reach. Women of this time

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