In the 18th century, the ideas of modernity were spreading all around Europe, while at the same time a revolt is organized against the despotic control exercised by Georges III, the King of England in the British colonies of the New World. This rebellion resulted in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. This is the culmination of the quest for independence of the thirteen colonies. This document and the revolution that accompanies it are unique to this time, and are major elements in the construction of modernity. It is not colonized people in revolt against the colonizers, but settlers themselves who proclaim their independence from the state they have always depended on. These are colonies which are separated from the motherland.
[...] Individual freedoms are proclaimed loudly, the Declaration is therefore an universal text, which sets rights: "All men are created equal." If this document is used primarily to assert independence, there is also the foundation of new states which are formed by the same declaration. These governments, and it is important to note that these are 13 new states united by a common cause, guarantee to their citizens liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The conclusion of the declaration clearly announced that states now have the right to declare war, alliances, and establish trade relations with whom they wish. The importance, the strength of the declaration of independence [...]
[...] The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America In the 18th century, the ideas of modernity are spreading all around Europe while at the same time, in the British colonies of the New World, a revolt is organized against the despotic control exercised by Georges III, the King of England. This rebellion conducted to the Declaration of Independence of 1776, this is the culmination of the quest for independence of the thirteen colonies. This document and the revolution that accompanies it are unique to this time, and are major elements in the construction of modernity. [...]
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