Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These are great words to hear! They are all part of our Declaration of Independence. But, why was it written? The Declaration of Independence was written to declare the freedom of the thirteen colonies and to give the world an explanation of why they separated from Great Britain. In the 1700’s Great Britain did not have a good form of government. The colonies believed that if they could separate from Great Britain that they could form their own government. That government would be one that would be better than Great Britain’s and they succeeded! I agree with everything the colonies did and I am very grateful to them. The colonies decided to separate from Great Britain because King George and his form of government were not protecting their rights. The colonies felt that they owed an explanation to the world of why they separated f
In my opinion, I believe and agree with everything the Declaration of Independence states. I believe the colonies had the right to separate from Great Britain and that nature justified their rights. Great Britain was not protecting the rights of the people and the people needed a government that would protect their rights and give them freedom. King George was not looking out for the rights of his people when the people needed him to. I believe if I was living back in the 1700’s, I would have been strongly for the separation from Great Britain.
The government that the people put into place was for the people and made up of the people. Therefore, the government was aware of the rights of its citizens and better able to protect those rights. On the other hand, Great Britain was a government made up of a monarchy, the King. The King was not aware of the need the people had of p
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