Daniely Modesto
Engl 48A
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence
"Jefferson kept a mockingbird named Dick in the White House study, and let the bird ride on his shoulder whenever possible. President Jefferson even trained Dick to take bits of food that he held between his lips at meals! When Jefferson went upstairs, his faithful companion would hop up after him, step after step, never far from his side." www.ushistory.com
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
The main purpose of The Declaration of Independence was to explain the foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. According to Jefferson, all men are equal and with right, that government should not violate. Rights those which include “right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” and when the government fails in providing people with such rights, there is no reason to conform.
Jefferson explains that George III, the king, is guilty for many specific abuses, such as acting with Parliament, the king instituted legislations that was affecting colonies without their consent. This legislation also levies taxes on colonists and preventing them from trading. Jefferson wanted to set the colonies free from this pressure and create a new and different nation. This new nation, called United States of America, which will no further have any connections with Great Britain
