Essays on Declaration of Independence

Jefferson’s key arguments for independence consisted primarily of the Crown’s imposition of taxes and trade restrictions onto the Colonies, but was quite clear about the issue not being the severity of the offense but much more in that the Crown had overstepped lines of mutual...

Even a year after the first shots of the revolution, Congress was still debating between independence or reconciliation with Great Britain. When the delegates of the Second Continental Congress agreed on independence, the Congress constituted Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston as...

American history is recorded in various literature materials, such as biographies, books, articles, newspapers, and even statues. Although some of the events are directly stated in the sources, some information about the socio-political and economic issues can be inferred from them. Also, a lot of...

The July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence document authored by the US Congress is undeniably one of the most important historical primary sources in the US. The document says that human beings are equal, and it is God’s plan that all people enjoy freedom. The...

In “The Declaration of Independence” Thomas Jefferson calls for the separation of the American colonists from the grips of an abusive and tyrannical England. He makes his position clear to the colonist and most importantly the world by using persuasive appeals, syntax and diction Thomas...

Written Retaliation In America’s earliest days, the founding members of the democracy faced unmatchable adversity. In Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Stanton’s Declaration of Sentiments, and The Cherokee Memorials, a new age of freedom is uncovered by the authors’ stunning prose fused with the...

Catalonia struggled for its indepence from the 15th century and its constitution and autonomy was abbolished when it unsecussfully revolted against Spain in the mid of 17th century. In the 19th century the movement reemerged which continued to grow into the 20th century and more...

In 1945, Ho Chi Minh gave a speech declaring the independence of Vietnam. Vietnams impendence came after being exploited by the Japanese and the French. “The first lines of his speech repeated verbatim the famous second paragraph of America’s 1776 Declaration of Independence.” (Ho Chi...

As a child born in the mid-1990s, I’ve grown up hearing constant debates in the news over humans’ right. The word ‘equality’ is thrown around so casually it seems like there will always be protests and riots over subjects such as sexuality and race. Looking...

Even if the attainment of independence is different from revolution it has long been contested, and has mostly been debated over the question of violence as legal means to gain sovereignty. In general, revolutions aim only to redistribute power with or without an element of...

In devising the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers used the work of John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government as an ideological framework. The similarities are mainly notable in the claims against the King, but can also be found in other important respects. Locke’s concept...

It is well-known that in world history, there are a great many documents that are of significant meanings and value. In British history, Magna Carta is a significant constitutional document which represents the limitation to king’s power. And in American history, the Declaration of Independence...

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 to encourage the people of the world to support and join the movement of separation of the thirteen American colonies from Britain. The document contains information and reasons for the separation, including the multiple...