LAD #3: Declaration of Independence

1. The Declaration of Independence starts off with explaining the democratic principles that all US citizens are entitled to under the declaration. Unalienable rights, meaning life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, was one major democratic principle that was established for all men. Another principle was that the government is responsible for protecting the people and their rights, and if they fail to do so, the people have the right to overthrow the government and find new people who will be able to do so.

2. Once the principles were established in the Declaration of Independence, the writers began to list their complaints against Britain and its king. The king of Britain cut off the colonies' trade with any other countries save for Britain, dissolved the House of Representatives, imposed taxes on the colonies, and denied trial by jury. The British repeatedly infringed on the rights of the people, and they declared King George III unfit to rule.

3. The people of the United States of America came together to declare their freedom, cutting off all obedience and political ties from Britain. The colonies were free and independent states with zero connection to Britain, with the ability to declare wars, form allies, make peace, and take whatever actions they deemed appropriate. The Declaration of Independence announced the colonies' independence and established the United States of America as its own entity.