Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government, reasons why they were separating from England, and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England's laws to be independent. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11, 1776 and June 28, 1776. But what was the purpose of the Declaration being written? The founders wrote the Declaration of Independence for ideological reasons, such as laws that were made without representation, to define the purpose of government, and to obtain aid from other countries. Desire for rightful laws can be taken as the first and the most important reasons for the Declaration of Independence. The British colonists living in America during that time period were grown used to being their own boss. At the time, King George the 3rd was head of the British parliament and the people became tired of the consistent laws the King kept making and passing. The people believed that too many laws were taking away too many of their freedoms. Some examples of this were the Sugar Act, Tea Act, and the Stamp Act; the King put very high tax on both of these items and other things that the colonist would use occasionally such as paper. But the purpose of taxing these everyday items was that Great Britain was desperate for money to use in the war and for the debts the war had caused. But the colonists felt that they should not pay for these taxes because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. So to go against King George’s taxation, they colonist protested saying that the taxes had violated their rights as British citizens. Along with the protest, the colonists began to resist by boycotting or not buying the taxed items. This led to scenarios such as the Boston Tea Party that occurred due to the Tea Act; this was where the colonist dressed up as Indians,