Declaration Of Independence Dbq Essay

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There are riots breaking out everywhere, everyone is melancholy as a result of the government no longer protecting your pursuit of happiness. What do you do? The year is 1776. The United States are done with Britain controlling them and forcing laws on them. Thomas Jefferson is commissioned to put an end to all of this with a document known as the Declaration of Independence. Within this, Jefferson wrote some of his ideals and beliefs into the Declaration for the United States to follow, such as Equality, the rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and a few others. All of these ideals were vital to all Americans, but this document will explain why equality, the three unalienable right, and the ability to alter or abolish government …show more content…

For example, the people of Vermont from document D believed that the government wasn't working as they intended it to, and ultimately tried to alter the government. While this was mostly Vermont’s fault for not knowing how large and different US government is, it does still relate to this topic. A large amount of people in Vermont were upset by government changes, so they tried to change them to better protect the rights of the people of Vermont. Also, in document D, another group of people working as a part of the Tea Party Movement believed that the national government was being illegally unconstitutional, and were trying to fix the government. This shows that the people believed the government was acting out of line, and being the governed people they tried to restore a former version of the …show more content…

As shown in document A, the Declaration of Sentiments says, “All men and women are created equal...” This statement, at one time, could never be true. Not all women were treated equally, and not even all men were equal, only white men were truly considered equal. The government later passed laws to make everyone truly equal, by voting to abolish slavery and giving everyone equal voting rights, which was mostly decided upon by the governed, the people of the United States. In addition, in document D, the Tea Party Movement supporters said, “We will organize, demonstrate and vote until this restoration has been achieved.” This is yet to have succeeded, which in part is due to the fact that the people haven’t all fully agreed on this, and the word of the people is final with voting. Lastly, in document C, the high school students of China believed that China’s government was corrupt, and that through consent of the governed, that should change. These students, who were still the people despite being kids, believed their say should matter, considering it should be what’s best for the people of the country, not the

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