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The Declaration Of Independence

Introduction / PreamblePolitical Theory / Declaration of Natural RightsHow government should operateHow life should be List of GrievancesAll the things the King and England did to themOfficial Proclamation of Independence4 Major Sections of Dec of Ind

People are born with rightsGovernments are formed to protect these rightsAnd they rule becausepeople allow them to

When Government starts to destroy rightsPeople are allowed to change Government orget rid of it

It wouldnt be wise to changeGovernment for minor or temporary reasonsHistorically, people dealwith bad government ratherthan overthrow it

But when government is too abusive and becomes a dictatorshipIt is not only peoples rightto overthrow the government it is their duty to do so

56 Signersof theDeclaration ofIndependence

12 had homesransacked andburned to the ground

5 captured,tortured and killed by the British

9 Died fighting in Revolutionary War

LawyersJudgesPlantation OwnersWealthy Merchants

Carter BraxtonFrancis Lewis

John Hart

Thomas Nelson

The Declaration Of Independence