Declaration Of Independence

Declaration Of Independence

1. BIll Of Rights

   • The Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments & helped in establishing confidence for citizens in the new government
     • The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1971 & the Anti Federalists argued that American citizens imperiled their rights of personal liberty to the powerful federal government
     • Ninth Amendment: Addresses rights retained by the people of the United States that are not quantified in The Constitution
       • Tenth Amendment: States power not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor restrcited to by the states are reserved to states or people respectively
       • Eigth Amendment: Excessive bail is not required and excessive fines are not imposed. No cruel and unusual punishments
         • Seventh Amendment; Rights in civil cases and the right of trial by jury shall be prwserved
           • Sixth Amendment; Rights of accused people in criminal cases and the oppurtunity of a speedy trial
             • Fifth Amendment; Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
               • Fourth Amendment: Protection from unreasonable searches without warrants and no unneccessary seizure of a persons belonging
                 • Third Amendments: The housing of soldiers during time of peace or during time of war
                   • Second Amendment: The right of bear arms shall not be infringed from the people
                     • First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press
   • The purpose of the government is to provide to three rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness and if the governemnt becomes destructive then it is the right of the people to abolish it and lay new foundations
     • The impact of these events led to the rights of a citizen still being in affect in the modern world
   • Comparing The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights with the Declaration of Sentiments

2. Declared on July 4th, 1776; Designed as a measured justification for the severing of ties with Britain, which also functioned as a transformative piece of political philosophy

3. Stamp Act-March 22, 1765; Directly affected numerous groups throughout colonial society, including printers, lawyers, college graduates, and even sailors who played cards. This led, in part, to broader, more popular resistance

4. Boston Tea Party-December 16, 1773; the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act of 1773. American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing "Taxation without Representation"

5. Boston Massacre-March 5, 1770: it depicted bloodthirsty British soldiers with guns on their faces firing into a peaceful crowd; after the event, colonial economy improved; incident in which British Army soldiers killed give people; this united colonists against Britain and lead to the revolutionary war

   • Revolutionary War-1775-1783; War fought for the independence of American colonists from the British

6. Purpose of Government

7. The grievancs listed in the Declaration of Independence refers to King George and his mistreatment with the colonists. "All men are created equal" means that each individual should have equal rights just like others.