America

Running Head : America 's Foundation

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America has been built on three important foundations that helped United States gain independence from the British Colonial Masters . That is Declaration of Independence , the article of Confederation and the Constitution . The foundation was based on the provision of sovereignty to the United States under the governance of new rules and regulation stipulated by the Articles of Confederation and later the constitution In this essay , the contents of what formed the foundations are discussed at

length with comparison and contrast made between them

America 's Foundation : Declaration of Independence , Article of Confederation and Constitution

Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson was a statement that was used on July 4 , 1776 by the Continental Congress to declare the independence of thirteen American colonies from Britain . It entailed in part the following political independence of every person as provided by natural law , right of revolution . By this , it implied that all Americans were entitled to equal rights and in cases where these rights were breached , anyone was entitled to revolt against the aggressor . Another part of the declaration was a list of charges against king George who was seen as having dishonored the rights of colonialist therefore was seen as unfit to govern . Lastly , the declaration stipulated conditions under which people could change their government and Britain situation offered a perfect example . Hence it called on to all colonies to throw off British Crown...