JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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to demonstrate the need for a new king
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to justify the need for independence
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to persuade the king to fix those problems
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to prove that colonists needed a role in British government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, the Declaration and its 27 grievances were intended to prove “to a candid World”-specifically France and Spain-that “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.”
Detailed explanation-2: -List of Grievances. The list of 27 complaints against King George III constitute the proof of the right to rebellion. Congress cast “the causes which impel them to separation” in universal terms for an international audience. Join our fight, reads the subtext, and you join humankind’s fight against tyranny.
Detailed explanation-3: -Within the Declaration of Independence is a list of grievances that Jefferson believed the King of Great Britain, George III, had committed against the Colonists. These grievances outlined the main reasons behind why the Colonists had gone to war during the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. The Revolutionary War had already begun, and several major battles had already taken place.