LAD/Blog #3: Declaration of Independence


“Our Roll of Honor,” signatures to the Declaration of Sentiments (1848).




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1. List the democratic principles discussed in the opening.

There are several democratic principals within the opening of the Declaration of Independence. The first being that all men are created equal and that every man has basic rights that cannot be taken away. It also states that the government gets their power from the consent of the governed in order to secure the rights of citizens. It also states that the people have the right to cast of an old government and create a new government based on the principals of the people to preserve the happiness and freedom of the people. These principals came form European philosophers such as John Locke.

2. List 5 grievances the colonists were making the King aware of.

The colonists had many issues with King, stated within the Declaration of Independence. One grievance the colonists had was that the King refused to pass and denied the right to institute colonial laws. He also blocked the administration of justice and influenced judges of the law. To add to the list King George allowed the lodging of soldiers even during peacetime, taxed the colonists without consent, cut of foreign trade, and he forced some colonists into British service.

3. Summarize what the final paragraph is saying.

The representatives of America have declared themselves a free and independent nation. Colonists repeatedly advised the British to stop the continuation of unwarranted jurisdiction over the colonies as it would ruin relations between the two. Despite these warnings the British continued to ignore the pleas of the colonists leading to the colonists declaration of independence.

“Our Roll of Honor,” signatures to the Declaration of Sentiments (1848).
Similar to the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Sentiments was formed to further right of the people. The Declaration of Sentiments fought for increased women rights in 1848, a time where women's roles were limited. It also listed issues that oppressed women like the Declaration of Independence did with the rule of the King.


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