The Declaration of Independence: A Reflection on American History

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The national archives is a prestigious institution of the United States of America
which holds most of the important documents that helped in the formation and founding of
the nation (Wills, 2018). The archives building is situated in the Pennsylvania Avenue,
Northwest, Washington, D.C. the three important documents known as the Constitution the
Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are all preserved in this particular
facility.
The particular primary example taken for this paper is The Declaration of
Independence. This was constituted on July 4th 1776. This was the declaration when the
thirteen American colonies under the British Empire would declare independence from the
colonial power (Tsesis, 2015). Therefore this declaration is of immense value to the
American nation.
Personally after visiting the National Archives and watching the various documents
finally I had my eye on the Declaration of Independence document. The preamble of the
United States is as follows “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Archives.gov, 2018). What have
understood is the Declaration of Independence of the United States start with stating that the
government which is corrupted and the power has been concentrated in the hands of wrong
political factions, it is imperative to change such a power and declare separation for the sake
of common good. “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to
abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety
and Happiness” (Archives.gov, 2018). These statements have profound values on the basis of