Referat Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent states and no longer part of the British Empire. It represents the freedom of the American Nation. Its purpose is to explain to the whole world what mistakes the British Parliament made regarding the colonies rights and lives. The colonies were:

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island

It began in 1492 when Columbus discovered America. Between 16 7 and

1733 Great Britain started to establish colonies in the In 1 55 there was a big war between England and France because of the two countries possessions. America fought for England and they won. But After the war England forced the Americans to pay reparations. The reparations were getting more expensive and the americans didn't want to pay anymore. They offered resistance with the slogan :

England gave up and stopped the taxation except the tea taxation. But the Americans were unsatisfied and attacked the Boston port with all the English ships full of tea (Boston - tea - party, 1773 .

In 1774 the thirteen colonies and England got together to talk about a seperation.But England was against. After the first failed meeting they got together again in 1775. Twelve of the thirteen colonies decided to seperate themselves from England.

To declare this decision Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on the ^nd of July. Two days later it was published. The delegates who signed the declaration are also known as the ' 'Founding Fathers . Some of them were John Blair, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and so on.

The Declaration represents the individual human rights and it influenced the German constitution.

This is one of

The declaration is devided into three parts. It's reserved in the National

Archives in Washington D.C.