Asha Hayes

The Declaration of Independence

by Thomas Jefferson
HIST 1301
B-Day, 9th Period.
September 23rd, 2016
Thomas Jefferson

Born April 13, 1743

Shadwell, Virginia
Born into a distinguished and wealthy family
Inherited land from his father, on which he later built Monticello
Attended the College of William and Mary
Practiced law
Began in local government
Member of the House of Burgesses
Member of the Continental Congress
Drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Elected 2nd Vice President and later 3rd President of the United
States
Died July 4, 1826 at Monticello
Details About the Main
Article

Drafted between July 2nd & 3rd of 1776

Was adopted on July 4th 1776
The article was written to express the
American peoples wants of separation
form the Mother Land.
The audience during this time was King
George III of England, however the article
is now a symbol of independence in the
US and is used for educational purposes.
Articles Main Points

1. All people have unalienable rights being life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

2. Great Britain has done extensive injustices to

the people of the 13 colonies.

3. The 13 colonies should be recognized for

hereinafter as independent from the British
Crown.
 Included or Excluded
I wish that the article would have mentioned what
black people felt about independence during this
time.
While I understand that this is not a very realistic
want in a document during this time, we never
truly knew how the black people felt about this
transition, and how it effects them as slaves.
The author could have done without the repetition.
While I understand that the document is trying to
prove that England has been a tyrant, the
document could have been shorter.
 Bibliography
Jefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence." In American
Perspectives: Readings in American History, v. 1, pg.__, 5th ed.
Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011.
Shi, David Emory and George Brown Tindall. America: A Narrative
History, 10th ed. New York City: W.W. Norton, 2016.
Elizabeth Harrison. 9 Things You May Not Know About the
Declaration of Independence. http://www.history.com/news/9-
things-you-may-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence.
(09/20/2016)