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    “The Declaration of Independence” paved the way for freedom in the United States. It rejected ruling from Great Britain‚ and made America its own country. The document was written by Thomas Jefferson‚ a delegate of the Second Continental Congress. The cause was the colonists being tired of the King taking their rights away‚ so they decided to withdraw from Great Britain and become their own free country. Their feelings are expressed in The Declaration when the tone portrayed was critical and straightforward

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    My Declaration of Independence From Homework When specific events occur that prevents public high school students from engaging in their leisure activities in which is given by nature‚ It is necessary that these high school students to declare independence from receiving superfluous work given by teachers to be taken outside of the classroom to be completed in the after hours of school and turned in next class‚ known as homework. High school students are required to attend seven hours of

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    Change made by the Declaration of Independence would come in two waves‚ through‚ political freedom‚ and economic opportunity. Political freedom shaped the ideas and ambitions of the revolutionaries‚ while economic opportunity merely played as bonuses in the Revolution. First‚ political freedom for the colonies meant breaking away from England and being able to develop a sense of identity and a sense of self-government. This was established in the first steps towards independence‚ by the writing

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    The abuses listed in the Declaration of Independence against the American colonies mainly concerned liberty‚ freedom and the judiciary. These abuses were then remedied by the United States Constitution. “He has made Judges dependent on his will alone…” This was corrected by creating an independent judiciary through Article III of the Constitution. “He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies. [and] has quartered large bodies of armed troops among us.” The Third Amendment to the Bill

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    Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.” Jefferson states that the king has established tyranny over the Colonies. How does Jefferson back up this statement? Why was the passage condemning Britain’s involvement in the African slave trade was struck out of the original Declaration of Independence? Why did Jefferson believe it is important to show how the original version of the Declaration of Independence was amended? In the opening paragraphs‚ whom does Thomas Jefferson refer to as “pusillanimous”

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    influence on The Declaration of Independence. The most important influence was The Great Awakening because it was an emotion packed Christian movement that went through the colonies between the 1730s and the 1740s. The Great Awakening was a cry for individual’s rights and independence. It led the People to be able to break away from tyranny. The ideas from The Great Awakening are what led to The Declaration of Independence. These ideas are what make The Declaration of Independence such a strong document

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    deeper bondage than ever before. When Thomas Jefferson sat down and wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ he could not have imagined that it is still used as the framework for our country over 200 years later. When it was first read to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776‚ it immediately became the voice of the nation crying out to Britain that they will no longer be subjected to their rule. It became a much-needed declaration of freedom from Britain.

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    of soldiers were surrounded. What will happen next? Well I don’t know because that’s not what I’m talking about. Today... I will be talking about my values‚ hopes and dreams. But I don’t want to bore you so I’ll try to make it as interesting as possible. VALUES Everyone has values‚ whether it comes from genetics or from your environment. My values have to do more with my independence‚ friends and money. They are just my essentials and things I need to keep going. I got my values from trying to

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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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    In the Declaration of Independence‚ there is not much mentioned about religion. It was mainly written as complaints towards the King of Great Britain. There was only one line mentioning anything about god or religion. It was that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. It is an extremely thin statement but it actually says a lot. It doesn’t say who this Creator is but as a Christian‚ I assume it is talking about God being that he created

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