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Arguments Against The Declaration Of Independence

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We create our governments to secure absolute rights for all men, rights given to us not by the establishment or man, but by God. The “Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness” must be protected by the government we will establish for our new nation still in infancy. When governments attempt to take away the God- given rights of the individual, the people governed have just cause to overthrow or separate from the current tyrannical state. To hold the thought during this time was revolutionary, although the premise had been stated before by philosophers - John Locke, for example. Great Britain is guilty of attempting to take away the aforementioned God given rights; therefore, the colonists are justified in separating themselves from Great Britain. These are the thoughts and logic behind Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independance. …show more content…

Taking care of an army that was unnecessary and not welcome was considered taxation without representation and an important grievance. This act was a violation of the principle that government derives its just powers from the consent of the people. Being under the watchful eye of the British antagonized feelings of insubordination and mistrust. This common mistrust led to the Boston Massacre, where troops sent to intimidate the people fired upon civilians

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Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the most important and ironic phrases in the United States’s history: “...that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable right; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (652). The Declaration of Independence boasts that it supports that all men have a right to liberty. However, even though they declare it, it does not always hold truthful. The declaration only promotes the freedom and separation as a united country or for the men of the occupied countries. There is no reference to women, people of color, or children in regards to liberty.

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As explained in document B, The colonists pushed for freedom and separation from Britain due to their natural rights being restrained. The belief of natural rights developed during the American Enlightenment period. The beliefs were that everybody is born equally and the motto for colonists was “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In his pamphlet, “Common Sense”, Thomas Paine explains to his fellow colonists that King George III is to blame for restrictions of their rights and he advocated for Independence from Great Britain. Immediately following the eradication of the Stamp Act, Parliament enforced the Declatory Act which forced Patriots to feel the need to loosen Britain’s reign even

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The British government was not looking for the best of the people. They were only thinking about what they wanted; the government was not interested in what the people wanted so they decided to make decisions on their own, which resulted in changes that form the United States today. Because of this, they were justified in rebelling and declaring independence. One reason why the colonists decided to rebel and declare independence was because of taxation.

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Another way the British violated the natural born rights of the colonists for their benefit was the use of standing armies. The reason behind standing armies was to protect colonies from violence such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. Following the Boston Massacre eight soldiers were arrested and charged with murder. All eight soldiers were Defended by lawyer and future American president John Adams, six soldiers were acquitted, while the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. Finally, Revere's engraving was not accurate, Revere captures the idea that the British were the ones who caused the massacre, when in reality the Colonists cornered British troops and antagonized

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The Declaration of Independence had many big, strong ideas. One idea was the belief in Natural rights. The Declaration states, “we hold these truths to be self-evident’ that all men are created equal…” This explains the idea of natural rights because the idea of natural rights mean that there are certain rights that shall not, and will not, be taken away from any man, by any man. Such rights include liberty, living life without fear, the pursuit of happiness, and having the ability to choose your own path you want to take.

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Throughout the history of the United States of America (U.S.A.; U.S.), many documents have been drafted with the purpose to maintain the stability and promote the growth of the U.S. However, before the U.S. was able to enact these documents of legislation, independence from King George III and Great Britain needed to be acquired first. Thus the forefathers which included among many others John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin contributed to the creation of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence along with America’s victory against Britain in the American Revolutionary War, were the means by which the U.S. was able to obtain their independence. Now an independent state, the people of the U.S. needed to own legislation to adequately govern themselves.

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The colonists were justified declaring independence. Ignoring their every plead, speech, letter, King George III didn’t always treat the colonists fair, thus forcing them to live in absolute tyranny. The colonists dealt with numerous hardships accompanied by Great Britain. They decided to turn the other cheek, to walk the dirt path into a new future of independence and liberty. To begin with a vital event with King George III and patriots, taxation without representation.

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The Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, were all created to insure the safety and the personal rights of each American citizen.   The United States was a country that was built on immigration.   The United States has always welcomed citizens from neighboring countries to come and find better opportunities and freedoms here in America.

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Upholding the Declaration of Independence: A Critical Analysis After the Revolutionary War, The United States needed a form of government to continue ruling after a successful yet costly conflict. During wartime, the Continental Congress met, drafted a Declaration of Independence from Britain, and attempted to carry out the actions of an independent ruling party. The true test of the American Revolution and the success of the new found government would be the strength and viability of any governing body. Unfortunately, the first attempt at a constitution, the Articles of Confederation, would unsuccessfully uphold the ideals that colonists held so dear in the Declaration of Independence, mainly due to its lack of central power.

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For most American students, the school day starts with the Pledge of Allegiance. This pledge symbolizes for what America supposedly stands. The end of the pledge summarizes the beliefs of the American people with the statement “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The first part of the statement “one nation under God” is the spark for many debates about the religious founding of America. These debates all strive to decide between two questions.

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In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men a created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuits of Happiness” (Jefferson). Everyone has the same rights as others, but the problem in this century is the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender community (LGBT) does not have the equal rights as “straight” citizens do. Reasons why they may not have these equal rights is because of the government may be embarrassed to give these people their rights to be equal cause the government will lose the respect and strength of the other countries and theirs. Along with most the world’s population believes

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In The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson writes, “When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth…” Thomas Jefferson is saying that when a group of people aren’t being treated how they should they need to separate from each other instead of suffer. The problems when asking for better treatment, which led to the colonists wanting independence from the king were unfair treatment, refusal of rights, and inequality. The first problem the colonists had with Britain was unfair treatment from the King. The King wanted the colonists to struggle, so he made all the colonists suffer by transporting them overseas and having unfair court trials to make them guilty.

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When the Declaration of Independence was in the process of being written, Jefferson and the men who revised the draft stated how “All men are created equal,” and that they had “certain unalienable Rights, that among those are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” However, Jefferson and the men around him conveniently left out the underprivileged members of society, such as women, Native Americans, and those who were impoverished. They weren’t included in the Declaration of Independence, and they weren’t given the same amount of rights as the white, landowning men. For example, during that time, women and people who didn’t own property couldn’t vote, while the white, landowning men could, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed

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The colonists had, had enough persecution from the British and they wanted freedom. They had been dirty dogged, made lesser than, and had been taxed by instill they were broke. They knew the only way to stop all of this persecution was to become independent from Great Britain. The colonists made the right choice when they decided to declare their independence from Britain for they had been treated like dogs and had been taxed to near bankruptcy.

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In order to reform the Empire and improve the financial issues, the British passed several new policies over the American colonies such as the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act and the Townshend Duty Act beneficial to gain revenue from the taxation. However, to many colonists, these regulations had violated their rights and properties. Therefore, they requested the King to repeal these Acts and refuse the Parliament’s rights to tax the colonies by sending to British the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. Plus, a group of people in Boston called themselves Sons of Liberty and protested against the Acts. The frictions between the American townspeople and the British soldiers kept increasing and had caused five deaths in the Boston Massacre.

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