Declaration of Independence

1) All men are created as equals, each with a set of basic inherent rights to life, liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness. Additionally, in order to maintain the security of each individual's rights, it is in the power of the people to one, elect governing officials, and two, alter or abolish government had it become corrupt or put the rights of the people in jeopardy.

2) The King has refused to approve laws intended for the public good, he has made judges depend on his own personal will to achieve tenure in their offices, and for the benefit of their own salaries, he kept up standing armies during times of peace without the consent of legislature, he cut off trade with all parts of the world, he imposed taxes on the people with out their consent, and in many cases, he deprived the people of the benefits of trial by jury.

3) For the longest time, the colonies in America were under the control of mercantilist Britain, but were free to do as they wanted during the period of salutary neglect. Salutary neglect was a period of time where Britain paid no attention to the successes of the colonies, and controlled virtually nothing they did. After the French and Indian war, the British started intervening; taxing unfairly, controlling the exports and imports, and receiving huge economic benefits from the success of the colonies. In response, the colonies wanted their freedoms back, so they created the Declaration of Independence. This document's primary purpose was to break away from the mother country, Britain, and gain a democratic style of government, where everyone has their own unalienable rights. At the very bottom of the document lies a collection of signatures and marks the ultimate creation of the United States of America.