1.Who helped Thomas Jefferson draft the original declaration? Thomas Jefferson‚ John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Roger Sherman‚ and Robert R. Livingston 2.When did delegates actually begin to sign the completed document? August the 2nd 3.What did General George Washington order done with his copy? Washington orders that the Declaration of Independence be read before the American army in New York -- from his personal copy of the "Dunlap Broadside." 4.Why do you think he gave this order
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created to convince 13 whole colonies to go to war with their homeland. Although it seems crazy that document is real and it is the Declaration of Independence created 239 years ago. Most things from 239 years ago do not make sense to people today. The writing styles from so long ago are usually irrelevant now. Surprisingly‚ the five parts of the Declaration of Independence contain diction comparable to writers today. The document contains rhetoric devices like parallelism‚ logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos.
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Both critics and defenders of slavery drew upon the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution to make their respective cases by invoking the equality clause‚ the Founding Fathers intentions regarding slavery’s expansion‚ and states’ rights. The United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence both proclaimed that all men were created equal and that they were entitled to inalienable rights‚ of which the
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the History Behind the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence has been called the most important document in modern history. It has also been called the "birth certificate of America" (Kullen‚ 1996) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in a brick-layered house in Philadelphia about two hundred years ago (Fradin‚ 2002). This document told the British King that we wanted to form our own nation. Some leaders in the State House condemned the Declaration as a rash and dangerous
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"real person." Nonetheless‚ the ideals of the revolution inspired women and slaves for equality‚ freedom and independence that would contribute in the future. I would say that their hopes were fulfilled. In the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence they had no rights whatsoever. They only looked at men who had money as equal people. The main idea of the Declaration of Independence was that all men are equal‚ and deserve to live a life of freedom and happiness‚ without oppression; and in
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In the “Declaration of Independence”(Jefferson‚ 1776)‚ and “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” (Stanton‚ 1848)‚ both authors state that something is not right about the way they have been treated and the people they represent‚ that something has to change immediately. The things that they demand‚ the reason for those demands‚ the things that they have to put up with‚ and the final resolution‚ are the guideline that these documents followed. In the “Declaration of Independence”‚ Jefferson
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Memory In the “Gettysburg Address” and the lecture “Hope‚ Despair and Memory” the topic of memory is touched upon. Memory is an essential part of our existence‚ but is all of it necessary? While it is true that‚ “Without memory‚ our existence would be barren and opaque‚”(from “Hope‚ Despair and Memory”) do all memories provide enough benefit to us to warrant their existence? If you could erase some of your most difficult memories‚ would you do it? While I do see value in some painful memories‚ for
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person or family member that has an illness or sickness. Americans should encourage health care because‚ one of the most important documents that we follow‚ the Declaration of Independence clearly shows this‚ and also because lots of people can die without health care. The historic document that helped shape America‚ the Declaration of Independence says health care should be provided. In the document it says that every human has‚ “unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of
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delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19‚ 1863 to signify the dedication to the soldiers that lost their lives in the Gettysburg battle which took place during the Civil War. This war was important to Lincoln because he believed it signified new beginnings to the U.S. with terms of freedom. Keeping in mind that the Gettysburg battle was the turning point for the war since this was the time that things started to finally look good for the North. In the reading it says‚ "At Gettysburg‚ he identified
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In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson established his position as one of the many persons who wanted to dissolve their bonds with Britain in order to looked for their Independence; they could found a new country based in their ideals in which every person could express one’s point of view‚ so everyone would be equal in the eyes of the new government. His ideas of independency are incorporate in every paragraph of the Declaration‚ for visualize what are his thoughts and feelings about
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