Notes On How Does Jefferson Explain The Need For A Formal Declaration Of Independence

1. How does Jefferson explain the need for a formal declaration of independence?
Jefferson explains the need for a formal declaration of independence by saying “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 these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Obliviously as humans with thinks it’s a pretty basic and obvious idea that God created every person equal to be equal. He’s saying that God gave each person the same basic rights unalienable rights that they can’t be taken away. These rights give

What is Jefferson's view of the proper role of government in relation to its citizens? What is his assessment of how well Great Britain has performed that role?

Like I said earlier the role of the government is to protect the rights of its people. It shouldn’t interfere with people’s rights or try to take them away. The government is supposed to protect its citizens not harm them or do things that could put them in danger. Jefferson didn’t think that Great Britain did a good job at doing this. The interfered with peoples basic human rights. They took away a lot of things that people should be guaranteed. Some things being that he forbid the government to pass laws, made people travel far to participate in government activities, sent armies to the colonies without permission, he imposed taxes without consent, ECT! All of the things the King of Great Britain did were

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. 2. for depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury. 3. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. I believe that these were the most important because they all affect the people greatly. The first grievance that I find very important is how destroyed our government organization. This took away the rights of the people. Without a house of representatives there was no one to stand up for the people. The next grievance I thought was important was how he took away our rights to trial by jury. This was very unfair because if you were convicted of a serious crime you didn’t have option of having your peers decide if you were guilty or not. You were forced to face a judge and you fate was left up to him there wasn’t an option. The last grievance that stood out to me was how King of Great Britain gave up on our government by saying they would no longer protect us and then he declared war on us. This caused a big issue because we didn’t really have our own military. We were left to fend for