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    written in the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence is exactly that, Thomas Jefferson along with the Committee of Five came together to write the document for freedom and independence. The Patriots were serious and as the colonies together would not back down to King George who betrayed and treated them with treason and abandonment. This document changed the entire nature of the revolution in more ways than one. Without the Declaration we would’ve been under British rule longer

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    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

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    talking about is now considered the United States of America and its foundation for its ethics is the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, is a document that the majority of American’s know

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    The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man are two documents that sate the people are ending a relationship with their monarch. One of the two documents led to a successful revolution, the other was the beginning of a reign of terror. Both of these revolutions began with a group of people talking about enlightenment ideas. Enlightenment Ideas are when people begin to start to think that they can rule themselves and not have to have a king. Some Enlightenment ideas include:

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    Lesson 8, Handout 8 The Declaration of Independence From AP U.S. HISTORY 1: The Evolving American Nation-State, 1607-1914. © Center for Learning, Publisher. For homework, read the Declaration of Independence and write answers to the following questions on your own paper. 1. What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence as stated in the introductory paragraph? 2. What groups did the Continental Congress hope to sway by this document? 3. According to Jefferson, who has

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    refer to the Declaration of Independence and allude to its similarity to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to state that the U.S. and France have been, are, and will be united in their mission to protect human rights. Obama and Hollande remind listeners twice that Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and allude to it by placing these

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    The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, both extraordinary documents, full of emotion and passion. Both documents written to express emotion, and grievances. Author Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton do a phenomenal job at depicting the hardships that both describe their group of people going through. Both documents have very similar objectives and logic. The Declaration of Independence, one of our nations most prized documents. A document that

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    Declaration of independence from teachers. Preamble : When in the course of human events it's only fair teachers listen to the students point of view and as students to be equal to teachers and have the same rights in order to be independent this requires us as students to write our own declaration of independence for everyone else to see and understand why students will be independant and equal in the situation of our students and teachers. Declaration of student rights : The facts are real

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    The declaration of independence was one of the most important documents known to the history of the US. Even with being written hundreds of years ago, it remains the symbol and document declaring America the free country that it is. The words on that single page set an example for all other democratic countries around the globe. This document was both important now and when it was written for many reasons. Examples of how it was important back then are abundant. To start, it set an idea of how to

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    statement in the Declaration of Independence talks about how we the people have a choice to think, speak and act the way we want as long as it doesn’t affect another person’s pursuit of happiness. The statement is powerful because we can do as we please without it being a crime under certain circumstances such as taking things that we want without paying, that will be a crime. The statement is very relevant in today’s society because we are still free from other countries’ ruling. The Declaration of Independence

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