Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

1. Bill of Rights

   • The Bill of rights had ten laws. some of these laws correspond with grievances made in the Declaration of Independence.
     • The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights explains that no soldier, during a time of peace, shall be quartered in any home without the consent of the homeowner.
       • The Sixth Amendment grants the right to an impartial jury, the right to a speedy trial, the right to a lawyer, the right to criminal defense, and the right to know what you are accused of.
         • The Eighth Amendment protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment by the justice system.
   • The bill of rights was drafted by James Madison and added to the constitution in 1791. It is a series of laws that guarantee the rights of American citizens.

2. List of grievances.

   • The Declaration of Independence list that the king quartered large bodies of troops among the people.
     • The Declaration of Independence list that the king deprived the colonist of a trail by jury in many cases.
       • The Declaration of Independence list that the king made the travel oversea to be tried for pretended offenses.

3. Authors

   • The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776. This document was written in order to give a reason as to why the colonies were succeeding from Great Britan.
   • The authors believed that the government's job is to protect the rights of the people.
   • Thomas Jefferson
   • John Adams
   • Benjamin Franklin
   • Roger Sherman
   • Robert R. Livingston

4. Declaration of Sentiments

   • The Declaration of Sentiments was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It was written to show the grievances of women at the time.
   • This declaration models the Declaration of Independence very closely in the opening paragraph. I believe this is to show that everyone in the colonies wanted independence but not everyone got the rights they deserve.
     • This document has a list of grievances similar to the Declaration of Independence.
       • The Bill of Rights guaranteed the rights of citizens in the constitution; however, women still had fewer rights than men.
         • In the Declaration of Sentiments, it says that the women will fight with all their power to obtain their rights. The men who wrote the Declaration of Independence fought with all their power to obtain their rights too.
           • The women want their rights secured in the constitution like the men who wrote the Bill of Rights; they wanted their rights to be secured in the constitution too.
       • He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.
         • He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she has no voice
           • He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and deprived men-both natives and foreigners.
       • Some examples include,