DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Declaration of Independence

Reflective Essay on Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson was a radical document that summarized the colonist's grievances against England and justified American's separation. It announced the independence of the American Colonies from Great Britain July 4th 1776; one year after the Revolutionary War began. Some of the causes leading to the American Revolution were trade regulations, taxes and Great Britain's power over the colonies. The colonists where unhappy and wanted to be free from England.

After the French & Indian War the relationship between Britain & the Colonies was worsening. Opportunity ...