LAD #3: Declaration of Independence

1. Democratic Principles: The colonists believed that the British treated them unfairly to an extent that they could not stand it anymore. They no longer wanted a king or a monarchy, but developed the principles of a democracy. They included the freedom that all people have and that each person is equal. They include that the people have the right to change anything about the government based of the majority. They try to get rid of the thought of a king because the monarchy proved to be unjust to the civilians of the colony and they feared it. They also included that they would have "free and independent states". The thought of continuing the monarchy to the colonists would have been torture and they included the king's mistakes for them to part ways.

2. List a handful of grievances: The king's treatment to the colonists was used for the good of Britain, but more unfair to the colonists. The Declaration of Independence includes twenty-eight oppressions against the king. The document includes that king did nothing for the good of the people, kept armies there without the knowing of the legislatures, cutting off trade with other parts of the world, and many more. The people had this right to succeed in creating a better environment for the people. Even though the colonies were used for the benefit of the mother country, they never thought about the determination the colonies had to defeat the British in the American Revolution. With the colonies separating with thoughts of helping the colonists, it created havoc for the two lands.

3. Conclusion: The Americans had the vision to succeed in building a free land without a king and to begin a new government system. The monarchy was ended in the American land to leave behind the hatred against the king's harsh treatment and to start a new beginning with the basics of a democratic system. All decisions are made for the benefit of themselves.