The Declaration of Independence
1. Democratic Principles
The Declaration of Independence states that there are certain rights, a few being life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that all men are allowed, and if their government withholds any of these rights from them and becomes oppressive they are able to make a new government that would better serve the people.
2. Grievances
A few of the grievances the colonists listed included King George III dissolving their representative houses for speaking out about his infractions on the rights of the citizens. They also had complained that he left standing armies amongst them during times of peace, and for taxing the colonies without their approval. Another grievance the colonists had was with King George III paying judges directly in order to try and influence them to join Britain's side.
3. Conclusion
In the conclusion the colonists clearly and firmly state that they want to be separate from the British crown, with the new united colonies declaring themselves to be free and independent states. They're also sending a very clear message in the hopes that this document won't be ignored like many of the other petitions they had sent to correct grievances.
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