Patriots Declaration Of Independence
But on this day in 1776 56 brave men put their lives on the line when they signed their names to an enlarged copy of the declaration of independence.
Patriots declaration of independence. They stepped up the military campaign and began conquering key parts of the colonies. Patriots as they came to be known were members of the 13 british colonies who rebelled against british control during the american revolution supporting instead the us. These patriots rejected the lack of representation of colonists in the british parliament and the imposition of british taxes. Our patriot forefathers and fore mothers had no guarantee no promise of success.
That no other option was left to preserve american rights and liberty. Declaration of independence note. Both documents stressed the absolute necessity of independence. Today when we talk about patriotism a lot of people fail to understand what that actually means.
They didnt like the ways that the british soldiers had treated the colonists. The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. The patriots are the colonists i described above the ones that had an iffy relationship with the british. Facts about the declaration of independence the united states declaration of independence was adopted on july 4 1776 the united states declaration of independence declared that the thirteencolonies in north america we free and independent states the declaration explained the justifications for separation from the britishcrown.
In the declaration of independence the patriots rested their case solely on the natural rights of mankind and the law of contract. They didnt like all the ridiculous taxes and acts the british imposed on them. In congress july 4 1776. The following text is a transcription of the stone engraving of the parchment declaration of independence the document on display in the rotunda at the national archives museum the spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
Setting aside parliament as a pretended legislature thomas jefferson and the congress proved to their own satisfaction that george iii had grossly violated the compact and invoked the right of revolution. In the decade before the american colonies declared independence no patriot enjoyed g reater renown than john dickinson. Two documents of inestimable influence spurred many americans to commit to independencethomas paines common sense of january 1776 which we considered in the last section and the declaration of independence written primarily by thomas jefferson and adopted in july 1776 by the second continental congress. They are the ones responsible for the declaration of independence.