The Declaration of Independence outlines basic democratic principles, or unalienable rights, that the new nation was going to uphold. All men are created equal and all men have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It states that governments are created in order to secure these rights among the people. The government derives it's power from the "consent of the governed." This means that the people give up some of their rights in order to be governed. If a government becomes too catastrophic, it is the right of the people "to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government."
2. list a handful of grievances
He refused to approve laws necessary for the public good and repeatedly dissolved representative houses. He quartered large bodies of armed troops, cut of trade with the rest of the world, and took away many charters. He protected the quartered troops from any punishment for murders they committed while in the colonies. He plundered their seas, burned their towns, and destroyed the lives of their people. He taxed without their consent.
3. the conclusion
The conclusion sums up that the colonies have constantly reminded Britain about why they emigrated to the New World, most of them did so for more freedom. Despite the warnings, the British ignored the colonist's pleas. They go on to state that the representatives of the United States of America, in the General Congress, declare that they ought to be "free and independent states." They relieved themselves from all allegiance and any political connection to the British crown.
"...we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
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