from Great Britain was a good thing, while others believed that becoming independent

from the “mother country” would be treason and the end of the colonies. The southern

states, in general, were against independence. And, in general, the northern states were

for it. Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence and it was signed by

every single delegate. But the process was not without disagreements.

Many issues came up when debating the Declaration. A motion was to remove the

content stating that the King was a tyrant. Jefferson believed that the King was a tyrant

for taking the rights that British citizens (the ones living in England) had away from those

living in the colonies. On the flip side of the coin, Pennsylvania argued that the King could

could not be a tyrant. He gave the colonists their rights and could therefore take them

away as he deemed fit to do so. Jefferson sticks by his beliefs and continues to testify that

bickering over this clause and that clause, and this word and that word, the colonies of

in the Declaration was put under attack. The south, quite obviously, was against keeping the

was on the shoulders of one man. Mr. Wilson of Pennsylvania had to decide whether or

slaves. And according to John Adams, slaves were also Americans. The representative

were doing their best to hold off the redcoats, they were failing. It was stated that if we

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