Thursday, September 22, 2011

declaration of independence

Out line the arguments presented in the document(what the say and why).


preamble:
The founding fathers are saying that when ever a government has become oppressive and takes away their rights, it is the right of the people to rebel against that government and the are saying that Britain has become an oppressor.


arguments:
The colonist claim, "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."Governments are created to protect these rights. When governments no longer protect these rights, men have a right to change government Governments should not be changed for light reasons or reasons that are only temporary, but after repeated offenses its the duty of men to change them.


Grievances:
They charge King George III, with the aim to demonstrate that he has violated the colonists' rights and is therefore unfit to be their ruler


what they do:
The signers say that there are conditions that people must change their government, and that the British have produced the conditions, and by necessity must declare independence from Britain.

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