What Is The Thesis Of The Declaration Of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence is one of the most remarkable documents in all of history. The thesis of this document is a proclamation to the world declaring America's independence and freedom of rights. The document single handedly made significant changes that would continue on for decades. I believe the thesis is explicit because in the second paragraph it states, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” This detail shows the American people their right to establish …show more content…

This document allows the American colonists to see what freedom and rights they have as a community and a state. It states in the second paragraph, “ they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This explained to the Americans that they have guaranteed rights. That they have the ability to change the government. The Declaration spoke for the American colonists in giving them the voice to inform the British of their independence from them. The writers of the Declaration of Independence include many complaints to convey to the American colonists of what the British government is doing wrong; not to follow their ways. The complaints Thomas Jefferson, a main writer of the Declaration of Independence, and the writers expressed, often started and had the words “He” and “his”, referring to the British king directly; facing the disagreements they had with the British government. As the writers chose to refer to the king as a “he” it showed me that they didn’t have respect for the King taking away the importance of the label