THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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its list of colonial grievances
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its justification of the conduct of the colonists
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its theory of government based on a social contract
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its announcement of American independence from Britain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.” He has forced persons to house military personnel without the colonial legislatures consenting to such action.
Detailed explanation-2: -4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction states that this document will “declare” the “causes” that have made it necessary for the American colonies to leave the British Empire.