Apolonio E. Muñoz III The Declaration of Independence‚ and The Constitution LA City College M-Th 7:15 PM 06/18/2009 1) Identify three goals of the Declaration of Independence. Hint: the answer is not just life and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence Primarily was drafted by the founding fathers as a formal declaration to the Colonies as well as the British Monarchy that they were absolving‚ and becoming Free & Independent States. The Declaration of Independence also outlines
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that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Thomas Jefferson‚ Declaration of Independence). This shows how the main idea of the United States of America‚ as told by the founding fathers‚ is to strive for happiness and everyone has a right to live. Another main point of the declaration was that all men are created equal. These are the principals that all Americans are meant to
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Colonies were part of the British Monarchy and the colonists had the same rights as any Englishmen. This was so because when the Magna Carta was signed in 1215‚ it gave power to the nobles. Then‚ Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector and ruled very poorly. After he died‚ his son ruled‚ and he did even worse than his father. He
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and economic freedom. Also written was Thomas supporting the right to military self-defense. With this pamphlet‚ which was easy to read for many colonists‚ those who didn’t understand big words that the more educated colonists used. With Common Sense‚ people’s opinion changed about the king. Months later‚ the Declaration of Independence argued similarly to Common Sense. Thomas Jefferson‚ the main author‚ argued that all men possess rights that can’t be taken away‚ which include life‚ liberty‚ and happiness
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In the two decades prior to the Revolution‚ the Americans built up a series of grievances against the British government. Those complaints were clearly articulated in the Declaration of Independence. The colonists did this to prove to every other country in the worlds that their reason for war was justified. It is also important to keep in mind that when Thomas Jefferson wrote this‚ he did not mean for it to be a historical text‚ he wrote it as a persuasive essay to gain support from other European
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Explain how the Declaration of Independence reflects Enlightenment philosophy. The Declaration of Independence was a revolutionary piece of writing that impacted the whole world for decades after it was written‚ by starting a chain of angry citizens overthrowing unjust governments. But the elements that made it so different and revolutionary were not thought up all at the time; many of the ideas put into the Declaration had been envisioned by a wide variety of thinkers during the Enlightenment
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Declaration of Independence from needy friends When in the course of everyday life it becomes necessary to break emotional ties that link you to one another. It becomes imperative that every person involved receive their fair share of human rights. We are to hold these truths to be self-evident. All girls are made equal in this relationship‚ and the by-laws of best friend-hood has certain unalienable rights such as the right to NOT answer the phone at 3:00 am‚ date someone the other party doesn’t
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was going to be there also. She had a few doubts about not going to the wedding because of him‚ but her mother made her go because it was family. The Puritans would obliterate the book‚ right of way due to their inappropriate clothing‚ sinful lives and lack of family values. The Puritans would despise the book right of way because of the inappropriate clothing being worn by women. Peyton and her mother went to do a little bit of
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Critique of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America After having read the totality of the document‚ through my own personal criteria‚ I can infer that the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America did not fulfil the purpose it was drafted for. It is ineffective‚ it is hypocritical‚ and it’s a mere list of complaints that‚ had the Revolutionary War turned out otherwise‚ would’ve have been tantamount to a grocery list. The Declaration of Independence of the
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Did The Declaration Of Independence Influence The Constitution? The Declaration of Independence was created in 1776‚ July 4. It was a way for the thirteen colonies of the United States to separate themselves from Great Britain. The colonies believed that the King of Great Britain was treating the colonies unfairly and terribly. In the Declaration of Independence‚ it stated situations that the thirteen colonies faced while under the control of Great Britain. Each of the situations corresponds with
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