THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Question
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What was the purpose of the Declaration?
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to declare independence from France.
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to declare independence from Germany.
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to declare independence from Cuba.
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to declare independence from England
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.” It continues to inspire people around the world to fight for freedom and equality.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence (1776) built on the American settlers’ common goals of unity, freedom and protection of individual rights.
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