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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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    The Declaration of Independence is only a written statement that declares that the 13 colonies were independent and self-governed states and no longer under the rule of the British. It declares that the United States of America is an independent nation. The Constitution is the foundation of the U.S. government. The Constitution is called as the highest law of the country. The Declaration of Independence puts out the government’s philosophy that all the

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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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    Exploring the Declaration of Independence 2.) The Declaration of Independence was created as a response to Great Britain overtaxing the colonists and so the founding fathers decided to send a declaration to King George declaring that America would be free‚ which was the cause of the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence expressed the ideals of the colonists and their desire to have their own government that would be built on democratic ideals. 3.) The Declaration of Independence describes

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    Were the colonists morally justified in declaring independence? British government actions were unfair to the colonists‚ and the colonists had the right to rebel against British rule resulting in the American Revolution for the fight for independence. Reasons colonists justified for independence was taxation policies were unfair‚ no representation in the Parliament‚ and many passed acts and laws. The unfair policies‚ acts‚ and laws were immoral and corrupt to the colonist’s rights that lead to an

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    As many people remember‚ July 4th‚ 1776‚ better know as Independence Day‚ was the day when America officially declare independence from Great Britain when the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. When the colonists first settled down in America‚ they never wanted to be separated with Great Britain. However‚ their rights were being taken away‚ their voices were never heard‚ and they were controlled unjustly by the king. The tension between the British colonist and the king had built up

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    to deny any intention of independence because loyalty to the empire was deeply ingrained; many Americans continued to consider themselves apart of a transatlantic community in which the mother country of Britain played a leading role; colonial unity was poor; and open rebellion was dangerous.

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    The Declaration of Independence had represented the American vision of virtue. The U.S. Constitution represented the American vision of practicality and necessity. 55 men of practical affairs gathered to frame the constitution of the developing United States of America to create a new and unprecedented national covenant. John Adams called the Constitution "the single greatest effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen." Historian Max Farrand wrote: "Neither a work of divine origin

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