Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence Each year in the United States of America, Americans honor and celebrate the courageous actions that our nation's founders took on July 4, 1776. In the late 1700’s, the British Parliament passed a number of laws that severely limited the freedoms of English colonists in America. According to the Library of Congress’ official website, “On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House, approved the Declaration of Independence, severing the colonies' ties to the British Crown” (Loc.gov). Throughout our Nation's history, Americans have been firm in their efforts to build a country of liberty, peace, and opportunity for all. During the mid-to-late 1700s, the British Parliament passed a number of laws that severely limited the freedoms of English colonists in America. As a result, in 1774, delegates from the colonies formed what was known as the First Continental Congress to send a list of complaints to King George III (Whitehouse.gov). The King ignored the colonists. In June 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and decided it was time to create a document that declared America's independence from Great Britain (Whitehouse.gov). Since the King kept ignoring the colonists' complaints, the only choice left for the colonies was to rebel (Whitehouse.gov).

As a result on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, was presented to King George III. This declaration asserted the United States’ commitment to freedom and also guaranteed basic rights for Americans. The documen...

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...tory. The Declaration of Independence is also important because it encouraged many revolutionary efforts throughout the world in later years, and contributed to American’s understanding of their values as a new nation.

The rhetorical structure used throughout the Declaration from Jefferson attracts his audience emotionally by presenting the usurpations of King George III on the U.S. colonies. The unique combination of hardships and conceptual theory of government as a technique of persuasion is what makes this document so powerful. It is so importance for the U.S.’s history that is was the foundation for our other sacred documents, such as the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Bill of Rights. Without the Declaration, would it be true that in today’s society the United States of America would be known as the “land of the free?”