HIST 2055 : HIst 2055 Test 2
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Jefferson"s experience men are disposed to suffer. America = people of feeling and moral community. The declaration of independence was a public defense of america"s decision to declare independence from britain, it had affectively asserted that the colonies had become independent states no longer under the authority of parliament or the king. The declaration was to be printed and sent to the individual states. The introduction of the document explained the reasons for separating from britain. The second paragraph provided a powerful defense of the ideas of liberty and equality and affirmed that. Jefferson used strong language and addressed the king directly. The declaration was a document that had feeling. It was emotional and reading it as an. American, it fills me with pride for my rebellious nation. He portrayed the king as an enemy and a tyrant and portrayed america as something worth fighting for and saving. The document was aimed at domestic and a foreign audience.
