The Declaration of Independence Many people know famous lines from the Declaration of Independence such as "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal- but what many people do not know is that these lines are the result of revisions that were made to the original Declaration. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in June of 1776, but over a one-month period the document was revised and about eighty-six changes had been made to the original copy. ... Deleting this passage from the Declaration of Independence had a great impact on United States history. ... Sl...

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Because of the revolution we have the Declaration of Independence, which states that all men are created equal. ... The Declaration of Independence stirred people up because how the government acted and what they said did not go together. Document A shows the divided opinions on slavery after the Declaration of Independence. ... Slaves wrote stories about their brutal experiences. ... During 1776-1852 there was growing opposition to slavery through the writing of the Declaration of Independence, growing knowledge of slavery, the Second Great Awakening, and the idea of Manifest Destiny....

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The South's feelings about slavery were the same from beginning to end. ... They worried little about their southern neighbors. ... Religious fanatics and humanists began to take the issue to the political stage, alluding to the declaration of independence as support for their cause. ... Quoted from the Declaration of Independence of which the United States was founded upon, it was hardly a deniable argument. ...

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However, they each went about their arguments using different modes of persuasion. ... True to her name, Truth spoke candidly about her experiences as an enslaved woman. ... " In this speech Douglass addressed a predominately white audience about how on the day celebrating American independence, political freedom, and natural justice, he as a black man could not celebrate while his people were still enslaved. ... He then went on to reveal the irony of the Declaration of Independence, a doctrine that granted liberty and freedom to every man. ... Prior to giving this speech Douglass spent t...

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Our "Declaration of Independence- states that "All men are created equal."" ... "Compare your own language , extracted from your Declaration of Independence, with your cruelties and murders inflicted by your cruel and unmerciful fathers and yourselves on our fathers and on us--men who have never given your fathers or you the least provocation!!!!!!... In the decades leading up to the civil war more and more controversy was brought about largely due to these two pieces. ... For the first time in the history of the United States , more than a handful of people started to see them as humans wh...

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The thesis statement is that Lincoln sought to preserve the American union and its system of self-government by reclaiming the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and to recover the Spirit of '76 to the American mind which states that "all men are created equal". ... He focused on the need to return to the foundations of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas that shaped the creation of America in order to hold the Union together. ... Therefore, slavery threatened the Union and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. ... "7 Furthermore, it was indica...

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Robinson was correct with the amount of attention the monument would get; presently about three million people visit per year (Dobrzynski). ... Borglum chose the first president, George Washington, to be on the mountain because he fought for our independence from England. Thomas Jefferson was chosen after him because he wrote the Declaration of Independence and he was also president during the Louisiana Purchase, which expanded the nation greatly. ... When work began, Borglum had about four hundred workers to help him complete this massive sculpture ("Mount Rushmore Facts and Figures&quo...

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What is my own native Virginia about? Why had she acted so tardily and shown such a lack of independence? ... The original Declaration of Independence says that, "It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish." ... At this point, he did not agree with the political and economic arguments for Southern independence. ... The population was then only about 1, 800. ...

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August 28, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. marched to the Lincoln memorial to talk about freedom exactly 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. He was there to talk about how the Negro's still weren't given the rights. ... When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir." He talks about how American has given its people a bad check, a check with "insufficient funds." ... Everything he talks about ...

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"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of white and black races and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality" (Gienapp, 57). ... These contradictions would be involved in Lincoln's evolving thoughts on how to come about stopping the expansion of the slavery in America as he thought them to be created equal, citing the Declaration o...

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The Ideas of Slavery The well-known civil rights leader Frederick Douglass writes his narrative about personal experiences with slavery, as well as, his efforts towards becoming a free man. ... Being oppressed by England, Jefferson and other idealists declare their independence by writing the Declaration of Independence. ...

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African Americans, I believe, had a huge role in achieving their own independence during the war, and after. ... Congress and the government gave exceptional benefits towards the outcome of black people striving for independence. ... With the declaration of the Emancipation, former slaves were rejoined with past families. ... (T510) Even though the war ended, the south still had the same opinion about blacks free moving around. ...

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This occurs when he says, "I was now about twelve years old, and the thought of being a slave for life began to bear heavily upon my heart." ... In the beginning of his life, Frederick does not know enough about the government to criticize it, but he becomes more critical once he gains knowledge. According the United States constitution and the Declaration of Independence, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are guaranteed to each American citizen. ...

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By invoking the guarantees of human equality in the Declaration of Independence, it defined the Civil War as "a new birth of freedom" and equality for all of the citizens of the country. ... Lincoln's speech made people think about the true meaning and effect of a Civil War, and whether the country as a whole was more important than the wants of a few. ...

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Author's Point of View: The author's point of view in this movie about Frederick Douglas is one that is clearly prejudice. ... In conclusion, the author's point of view about his movie was that of an astonished child due to Douglas's abilities and distinguished stubborn personality. ... After the Civil War Frederick Douglas said, "the Declaration of Independence is no longer a lie." ... This movie was full of facts about a man that not many people are aware of, Frederick Douglas. ... Vocabulary The vocabulary used in this film about Frederick Douglas was first rate....

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There were many arguments between the North on the South about slavery and about ending it. ... The language of the Declaration of Independence, and the great talks of equality, also helped place slavery in an ethically precarious position in the minds of many. ...

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The confederates could care less what he had to say about what he "demanded" them to do as a Commander-in-Chief. ... The Emancipation Proclamation can sit right next to the Declaration of Independence in terms of ranking important U.S. documents, in my view. ...

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Abraham and his father disagreed about his future. ... Lincoln spoke for three hours about "whether a Negro is not or is a man". Lincoln said, "If African American are men then the words of the declaration of independence apply to them, they are created equal and have right to life, liberty. ... South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana declared their independence and formed the Confederate States of America. ...

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The most bizarre thing about it was that the slave owners were actually convinced that the slaves were happy to be there and were faithful slaves. ... Then, to make matters even worse, the Old South just swept the past under the rug and went about their business as if the battles never happened. ... Speaking of Mississippi, I found their declaration rather blunt. ... All they were looking for was the independence to, as a state, choose for itself whether or not slavery should be legal. ... The last article I read, about Neo-Confederacy, was rather short, but full of information. ...

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It was not until thorough research in the official documents of the Union and Confederate Armies that Dew concluded that if slavery was in fact, the major cause for the secession of the South and the civil war; these primary sources are the key into finding the truth in finding evidence about the civil war that had it not been an issue about slavery, there would not have been a civil war at all. The secession commissioners repeated the same message throughout any argument: Lincoln and the Republicans were abolitionists that determined to establish racial equality; secession and independence ...

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The bloody Battle of Gettysburg and the continuing disputes about slavery forced Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, to deliver the Gettysburg Address. ... He emphasized the principles of the Declaration of Independence in the beginning of his speech when he says, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."" ... The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear about the American Civil War is the Gettysburg Address. ...

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In this chapter, Fiege talks about how nature plays a role into explicating slavery. ... This part of the Declaration of Independence became part of Lincoln's human nature and propelled his thoughts and ideas against slavery and the Confederacy. ...

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(Baker 114) And while Abigail Adams concerned herself about educating daughters, Mary was equally concerned in obtaining best "intellectual and social training" for her sons. ... (Akers 26) Thus, she was disappointed to see that the Declaration of Independence omitted a clear statement against slavery or status of women, and thus revealed to Abigail Adams that she was still living very much in the world where only all men-all white men, were equal. ...

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In this aspect the Civil War was entirely about slavery and the economics of slavery. ... A struggle for the right of self-government ensued, which resulted, on the fourth of July, 1776, in a Declaration, by the Colonies, "that they are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; . . ."" ...

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"Douglass Proves the American Dream" The American Dream is the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity, and a life of personal happiness and material comfort, traditionally held to be available for every American. Everyone's American Dream is different. There is not one dream for all Americans....

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