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    THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776) Thomas Jefferson Context The Declaration of Independence, completed and signed in July of 1776, marked the official separation between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. An armed struggle between the colonies and Britain had begun just over a year before, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The formal declaration of independence established the new American revolutionary government and officially declared war against Great Britain. The primary

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    famous speeches in the history of America (Net). In this speech, Lincoln, if you will, changed the meaning of portions of the Declaration of Independence and the intentions of our Founding Fathers. He illustrated the significance of the war and the abolishment of slavery. He reiterated that the Founding Father’s included that “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence (Jefferson). Even though the Founding Fathers didn’t necessarily mean that all men are created equal, Lincoln

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    The Influence of Locke’s Social Contract on The Declaration of Independence During the 1700s the American settlers suffered the abuses from their Mother England, and constantly fought through the rebellious spirit that lived within them. As their last hopes for independence dissolved by the greediness of the king, a man raised his voice, encouraging his subalterns to defend their freedoms. Richard Henry Lee proclaimed, “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent

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    The Battle of Gettysburg was based on the Civil War. President Lincoln made the statement that the “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal”. His message and statement was clear that he believed as well as wanted for all to be equal. So as opposed to coming to devote the ground, Lincoln says that the individuals are there to be devoted to "the unfinished work" of

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    Thought Paper Common Sense & The Declaration of Independence ACP History 3rd Period Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence are similar because they’re both for separation and believed that all men are created equal; they are different because of how and why they were written. Common Sense was the thought process while The Declaration was the actual start. Common Sense was published in January 1776 to motivate the colonists to go into war. The Declaration was published in July 1776 to be

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    and also powerful labor unions. Her journey, to make such an impact in the Declaration of Humans Right, began after president Roosevelt die in 1945. One year after his dead, in 1946, the succeeding president, Harry S. Truman, invited her to be a United Nations delegate, and a year later, she was chosen to be the chair of United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In her role as Chief, Eleanor made sure that the declaration was written simple and clear so that everyone could understand it. She also

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    The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence, as the masterpiece which lied the foundation of freedom and independence of United States of America, declaring for the thirteen American colonists who are suffering from the ruffian British rule. This document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, since then, that day has become a memorial date commemorating the milestone in the American history of liberty and justice. However

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    answer is violence andForce.Even though you may be opposed to war or violence when a side doessomething jurassic, the only thing you can retaliate with is war.The war of 1812,The french and Indian war, and The Revolutionary War had some of the biggestimpacts on Modern day America and wouldn’t be the strong nation it is todaywithout them.These wars had negative and Positive impacts but the goodoutweighed the bad.The french and indian War had both negative and positive impacts but thepositive impacts

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    largest of the causes of the Civil War, and it led to more disagreements between the North and South. After reading the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, the Georgia Declaration of Secession, and the Constitution of the Confederate States; March 11, 1861, I have determined that slavery holds the most blame for starting the Civil War. Just as the colonists fought the Revolutionary War for their independance from Great Britain, the South fought the Civil War to gain independence from the Union

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    religion has played a major role in society. In Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural, Lincoln uses religion in an effort to reunite the North and South and to justify slavery and its end. Likewise, in the Declaration of Independence, religion is used to unite the colonies and justify the Declaration to Britain and the American people. The religious beliefs of early America are not respected and are used as common ground to unite the people and legitimize actions. Lincoln's second inaugural, Lincoln

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