Hildie Sigwarth Social Studies 8 Mrs. Leitzinger Essay Feb. 17 2017 Declaration of Independence Principles Essay How well is our government upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence? Our government makes laws that are equal and fair to everyone. We all have basic rights like life‚ liberty‚ freedom of religion and right to fair trial. The government so far has been doing a better job. However‚ now we have a new president and I’m curious on to what he has in mind. Some of the things
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“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant‚ is unfit to be the ruler of a free people…” as the Second Continental Congress‚ so famously declared. The Declaration of Independence was one of the most historically influential documents in the history of the United States of America. Great Britain was the mother of the thirteen colonies‚ a great colonial power in America. Over the years‚ the colonists had a growing distrust in Great Britain‚ which had led to much
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1. In the first paragraph of the declaration‚ Jefferson states the reason for the writing of this document. What reason does he give? To create a more equal government. 2. Where does a government acquire its power‚ according to the declaration? From the consent of the governed. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. 4. Who or what does Jefferson hold accountable for most of the problems the colonies are suffering through? The King
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On Monday April 5th 1999‚ I had come into the world. If you had asked me then what my opinion of the Declaration of Independence was‚ I wouldn’t be able to come up with a clear nor concise answer‚ which would be due to the fact that I was only a few hours old and most likely still wailing out uncontrollably. After fifteen years of living in this ’just’ society‚ I have come to a conclusion on how I feel about Thomas Jefferson had written so many years ago. We‚ as a society‚ have failed the goals that
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America: the home of the brave‚ the land of the free. Yet‚ without the Declaration of Independence and the undying motivation of the newfound American army‚ that so-called land would not exist. The year 1776 makes America what is today‚ free; making it an imperative year in American history. Signing the Declaration of Independence‚ on July 4th 1776‚ separates America and England to this day and is an immense step for the new country. The bravery of the colonists by “renouncing their allegiance
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1. the first paragraph of the declaration‚ Jefferson states the reason for the writing of this document. What reason does he give? Jefferson says that it is only moral to explain why we are separating from the crown. 2. Where does a government acquire its power‚ according to the declaration? Jefferson says that a goverment gets its power from the people. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Jeffereson states that the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness
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1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. Eleven years later the Constitution was born. 26 years after that the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution. These three documents represent what it means to be an American. The Declaration of Independence was made to free ourselves from the rule of the King. The Constitution was written to make sure the government that was being created would not resemble the ruling of a king. They wanted to make sure that they had a strong government‚ yet not
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The Declaration of Independence contains fascinating ideas of good government. The ideas that benefit the people are natural rights or inalienable rights‚ and all men are created equal. Besides containing laws that benefit the people it also includes ideas that prevent power corruption from any form of government and makes the only reason for a government existing is to protect the people’s natural rights. What natural rights or inalienable rights are is the rights that cannot be taken away from
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The Declaration of Independence‚ in 1776‚ written by Thomas Jefferson was the document that declared America wanted nothing to do with Great Britain and desired to be their own country. In the video‚ Jefferson includes key arguments about why the colonies needed to separate from the British. Jefferson believes that all people are born with the unalienable rights‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. He says that when these rights are not given‚ the people have the right to abolish the government
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Many events occurred during the first battles of the war to become independent. These battles were the first to show that the colonist wants independence‚ and would do anything to win. The first battles were “The Battles of Lexington and Concord” which declared the American Revolutionary War. With the first battle at Lexington‚ the town knew the Redcoats were coming‚ thanks to William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott. When the Redcoats and the minutemen‚ who were prepared for their arrival‚ “the shot
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