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The Declaration of Independence is important for several reasons. In the short term it gained sympathy for the cause of independence among the colonists. In the long run it had several important guiding principles that have been key to our country's government as a democracy.
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www.virted.org/GOVERNMENT/Declaration.html
www.virted.org/GOVERNMENT/Declaration.html
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Declaration of Independence. The text, different drafts, signers, Thomas Jefferson's account, and more. ... The unanimous Declaration States of America ... Declare Your Independence...
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www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
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On June 11, 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee of five men to write a Declaration of Independence from British Rule. Those five men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
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www.congressforkids.net/Independence_declaration_1.htm
www.congressforkids.net/Independence_declaration_1.htm
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The American Declaration of Independence has been celebrated and esteemed all over the world, but few people know the history of the ... (The Hypertext Version of the Declaration allows readers to follow selected changes made to the Declaration. Commentary on the possible reasons for many of the changes is provided.
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www.duke.edu/eng169s2/group1/lex3/firstpge.htm
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The Committee presents its draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress ... You ought to do it.' 'I will not.' 'Why?' 'Reasons enough.' 'What can be your reasons?' 'Reason first, you are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second, I am obnoxious,
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www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/jefferson.htm
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The first paragraph is a preamble, which explains the reasons for the second and third parts. ... The final paragraph is the actual Declaration--the legal part of the document--the part that actually changed things! It is that paragraph by which each of the thirteen original States assumed its independence.
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pages.prodigy.net/krtq73aa/declare.htm
pages.prodigy.net/krtq73aa/declare.htm
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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. That to secure these Rights, Education is instituted among Men, deriving its just Powers from ... Friday, March 23, 2007...
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reasonstohomeschool.org/rths/2007/03/declaration-of-edu...
reasonstohomeschool.org/rths/2007/03/declaration-of-educational-independence.html
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Surfnetkids.com recommends five Declaration of Independence websites. This week we travel back in American history to the time of thirteen colonies struggling to free themselves from the rule of the British monarch. ... The story of the creation of the Declaration of Independence is a dramatic one, and I've found some...
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www.surfnetkids.com/declaration.htm
www.surfnetkids.com/declaration.htm
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Additionally, it is important to explain to the public, including those in other nations, why this declaration of independence is being made. ... Governments should not be overthrown for trivial reasons; it is not typical for people to change a system that they are accustomed to. However, when the people have suffered...
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www.sparknotes.com/history/american/declaration/section...
www.sparknotes.com/history/american/declaration/section1.html
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