Declaration of Independence

Title: Declaration of Independence
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics | Words: 578 | Pages: 2.5 (approximately 235 words/page)

Declaration of Independence

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These are great words to hear! They are all part of our Declaration of Independence. But, why was it written? The Declaration of Independence was written to declare the freedom of the thirteen colonies and to give the world an explanation of why they separated from Great Britain. In the 1700’s Great Britain did not have a good form of government. The colonies believed that if they could …showed first 75 words of 578 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 578 total…would be better for the people than the government the King had. The colonies had a great idea. Just think of where we would be if the colonies had not gotten together and written this document. The United States would probably still be part of Great Britain and would still be run by a King. Thanks to the colonies, Americans are now free and have their rights protected more than they did under King George.

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