Summary

The declaration of independence is the founding document of American history. Congress asked Thomas Jefferson and the others to write a declaration of independence which is going to free them from Britain. The document was written in five distinct parts. The introduction that refers to the law's of nature and also acknowledges that the reason of independence must be reasonable terms. The permeable which stated the rights: the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The indictment tells about the suffering of the thirteen colonies and what they fell and also accused the king of England. The denunciation which covers why they should be separated from England and be on their own. The conclusion stated that "these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown". The declaration of independence forever changed the lives of America.