The Declaration Of Independence And Its Effect On The Colonies

After Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration of Independence and based on the book called, “America a Concise History” by James A. Henretta and David Brody state, “On July 4, 1776, the Congress approved the Declaration of Independence (158).” These two actions impacted the United States of America and its citizens in positive and negative ways. This changed what it meant to being an American throughout 1800 to 1877. In the Declaration of Independence it states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness (Henretta and Brody, D-1).” However, not all individuals that live within U.S territories had the right to these rights. This created disadvantages to the working class because these rights were only given to wealthy and white men and not minorities. Like African American slaves and Mexican Americans were treated really bad by the rich white individuals and had to face racism and being abuse. Even if individuals served for this country within the army they still faced racism or were treated differently.

Imagine everything that is said is heard in a British accent. It sounds funny now, but that's how it could have been if the colonists had never declared their independence from England. That isn't what happened though. Grievances were made, events came to pass, and the Declaration of Independence was written. Taking a look at the documents from that time, as well as treatment of other colonies by the British one can see that the colonists were completely justified in declaring their independence from England.

Back when America was still young and under the control of Great Britain, the colonists were being taxed in unfair ways and forced to quarter British soldiers. The Founding Fathers made the Declaration of Independence to tell Britain that they did not want to be taxed anymore, and wanted freedom from Britain's rule. Many would think that this was noble, but others would think that the Founding Fathers were being selfish when they created this document. However, this is not the case. The Founding Fathers were not selfish when they wrote the Declaration of Independence because even though they wanted Britain to leave them alone, which might seem like a selfish act, but they did it for the good of America.

After the French and Indian War had ended in 1763, the British parliament passed various laws to collect more taxes in American colonies in ways to pay for their war debt. As a result, colonists outraged as they had been taxed unjustly without having any representation in the British parliament, which eventually led to an uprising known as the American Revolution. In the process of making a revolution, Thomas Jefferson, a revolutionist, and father of our modern constitution, effectively masters an appeal to ethos, pathos, logos, and strong dictions to inform King George III on reasonings behind American colonies’ justifications for becoming independent from the Great Britain.

The American Revolution promised all Americans independence. “It marked the first time in history that people fought for their independence in the name of certain universal principles such as rule of law, constitutional rights, and popular sovereignty.” (4) It was known as the war of independence by the colonies again Great Britain. There were many promises made in the American Revolution, such as, equality of all individuals. “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” (1) A19 stated in the Declaration of Independence written in 1776.

On July 4, 1776, in Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson wrote a declaration of the colonies’ independence and separation from England. To approve or deny the “Declaration of Independence” is presented to the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson declares that the colonists deserve “unalienable rights” and that the colonists should be able to “throw off” any government that displays “absolute tyranny.” This document leads the way for the formation of the new “independent states”, where colonists can find “their safety and happiness.” Therefore, Jefferson persuades the colonists to join him in the separation from Britain to claim their rights and accuses King George as a tyrant.

On July 4th, 1776, one document was ratified that would change the international and intranational relations of America unto the present day. This document was named, promptly, the Declaration of Independence. This declaration stated the ideals and customs that of which the American population would live by. With the annexation of the thoughts of liberalism and democracy, ideals such as life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and that all men are created equal were made the hallmark of the American lifestyle. The continuation of these ideals, and the improvement of society upon these ideals have been under contention of whether or not the American society has lived up to them. Although people such as Claude Mckay, being a black man, suggest that America “sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, stealing from my breath of life”, the American ideals that of equality, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have continued to thrive, and direct society through the abolishment of race based society, the abolishment of sexist based society, as well as the continuation of the unalienable rights that all men and women hold so dear in America.

The Declaration of Independence remains a sacred but a poorly understood document to numerous people. To understand the most significant issue found in the document itself, we must first observe the historical context behind the text itself. Commonly, the text itself represents a range of America’s efforts to create a new and independent society but what made Americans so prone to declare itself its independence? As the document reveals a list of issues that ultimately led civilians to free themselves from british rule, we observe recurrent issue that commonly reveal itself through the document.

Many events in history have shaped the United States to be what it is today. While all of those events are important, one of the most significant events is The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson. The creators of the document are well known as hypocrites. As Thomas Jefferson states all men are equal, while he well knows he owns slaves that have little or no value to him or others. Throughout the document, Jefferson uses the pronouns, we or us. As though the people of the Colonies had a say as to what happens. Despite these, the Declaration of Independence had however changed history to be the independent union it is today. “The effects of the Declaration of Independence can still be clearly observed in the world today,” (Weebly). While there are many flaws in the Declaration of independence, constructed by Thomas Jefferson, the analysis of the document let the United States to sign and agree to the terms, of which led to the independence of the thirteen colonies from Britain.

The Second Continental Congress created a committee to write the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Jefferson was to be the main author. He drafted the first draft, then after several debates and influences from Enlightenment thinkers, the Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776. It made three main arguments which include that people are born to have unalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. On the other hand, King George III had violated the colonists’ rights by passing unfair taxes without the colonies’ representation in Parliament. Finally, Jefferson declared that the colonists had the right to break away from Great

​On July 2nd of 1776 one of the most famous documents to be written and was approved by Congress days later on July 4th of 177, and was eventually signed on August 2nd, 1776, this document was known as the Declaration of Independence, the main three people who signed it was Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, the two others were Hancock and Rutledge. a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” Thomas Jefferson was a very good writer and he was truly remarkable with how he wrote and they way he wrote. He was born in 1743 into the British colony which is now known as the state of Virginia.

The war for American independence resulted from years of unpopular tax levies on the North American British colonies passed by the British Parliament in an effort to make up for the financial losses due to the French and Indian War. They boycotted British products, physically attacked British officials, and mounted protests, such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773. The Continental Congress was organized in 1774 in order to coordinate the colonies' resistance to British policies, such as the one that occurred in 1775 where British troops and a colonial militia fought at the village of Lexington, near Boston. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which drew deep inspiration from Enlightenment political

The Declaration of Independence was used as a way to unify colonists to fight against the British. This document was not to go against anyone except the British, so Thomas Jefferson chose not to include the issue of slavery in the document. He was aware that this document would be used to bring the colonists together, and that since many of the colonists believed in using slavery that it should not be mentioned. There were also colonists that believed in the abolition of slavery, or to outlaw the use of slaves. In order to have the colonists get behind a revolution against the British, Thomas Jefferson believed it would be best to leave the issues of slavery out of the Declaration of Independence.

People would not seek for freedom unless, they do not have enough freedom, or they are

Imagine escaping from the struggles that seeped from the government in Great Britain during the nineteenth century to a unknown land with the hope of living a better life. This life included “Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson, 247). This life would also provide a government that allows the citizens to control how they are governed and the people’s opinions always comes first. This new government would need to be implemented and a set of ethics would need to be created. This land I am talking about is now considered the United States of America and its foundation for its ethics is the Declaration of Independence.