Emily Mills English 111-L Journal Eight 21 October 2010 The Declaration of Independence vs. the Gettysburg Address Possibly the two most important documents in American history would have to be the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. The Declaration of Independence‚ which was a document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ called for the complete independence of the states from the British Empire. The Gettysburg Address was the document that unified the country as one.
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representative bodies‚ and more power in the masses‚ creating more checks and balances with the government. Ironically‚ the Declaration of Independence did not appeal to the masses‚ but was instead directed towards King George III. The Declaration represented the thoughts and ideals of the patriots‚ as described by the educated aristocracy of the colonies. Though the Declaration had its intended effect of establishing the colonists’ position against England‚ it did not reach out to the general public
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"All Men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among there are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness" (Declaration of Independence). During the late 18th century the 13 colonies in America start to disagree with their king and his government. The Seven Years’ war left Britain with debt‚ which led the mother country to make the colonies share the cost of empire by the creation of new laws. The creation of the Sugar Act and the Proclamation
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The Declaration of The Rights of Man- 1789 In Summary: Men are free and have equal rights‚ all political association is for the protection of the rights of man. These rights are liberty‚ property and resistance to oppression. The rights of sovereignty belong to the nation‚ and not to any individual on behalf of the nation without consent. The rights of man are unlimited‚ provided that no harm comes to another. Limits to the rights can be determined by law. Nobody can be forced to do something not
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Paragraph summaries: 1: Jefferson states that America is at its time to become separated from England. 2: Jefferson then list certain rights that the people should obtain and how the King is harming America. 3: Jefferson believes that the King is not obeying the laws that were specified mainly for him. 4: The King does not let the Parliament to pass laws without his consent. 5: The King only pass laws to those worthy of it. 6: The meetings that the King set up are to weaken American consent
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The Declaration is rooted in natural law. Natural rights were part of natural law that in turn was part of God’s law. John Locke summarized God given rights as‚ “life liberty and property.”X In the Declaration‚ Thomas Jefferson would later extend Locke’s paraphrasing to “Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.” The Declaration states in the course of human events when it becomes necessary to dissolve political bands and assume “the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and
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Independence Day of The United States of America July 4‚ 1776 is the day the American colonies declared their independence from the British Empire. There were thirteen colonies at the time. It all began when Great Britain kept on trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes. Unfair taxes created a lot of anger among the American colonists. When Britain continued to tax‚ the colonies formed the First Continental Congress to persuade the British government to recognize their
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American Revolution or War for Independence? The United states gaining Independence against Britain is one of the most important events in American history. What many people call a revolution‚ others just call a war on independence. This an argument many have today when comparing the American war to other revolutions for example; The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution. When analyzing whether it is a revolution it is important to form a definition of what exactly makes a war a revolution
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America was destined to be an independence country for four reasons. Starting with the thirteen colonies American’s desired its independence from England because of the declarations of taxes from the parliament of England. North America was a place for economic opportunity. Other seen a chance to chance to have religious freedom as they rejected the England Church. American colonies grew contempt with the King’s authority. Eventually‚ the people of colonies with fight for the phrase coined by Patrick
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Group 1 Josh The movement for independence in the American colonies was affected by both economic and political reasons. However‚ economic disadvantages served to fuel the desire for political independence. Since the British started to demanding the Colonies to pay unreasonable taxes that they had never been forced on before‚ they started to have resistance against the Royal British. Although the immense amount of money that the British demanded was a huge factor‚ it was the political liberty that
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