The Declaration let the king of England know America no longer wanted (or would tolerate) being ruled by England. The people in the colonies were being taxed without representation. The king was also sending governors to oversee each colony, but these governors were essentially doing the king's dirty work.
2006-09-27 16:38:19
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answer #1
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answered by tsopolly 6
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The Declaration Of Independence was our forefathers' service of notice that they were damned mad and weren't going to take it any more. They'd had it up to their eyeballs with Mother England treating them first like step-children, ultimately like recalcitrant truants.
The Boston Tea Party wherein a group of our wonderful 'truants' sneaked aboard one of His Majestys brigantines and dumped a whole lot of oppresively-priced and taxed tea into Boston Harbor was seen by the Brits as as an unacceptable act of defiance by a gang of outlaws who must be punished and 'brought in line'. ergo; The Revolutionary War.
2006-09-27 16:54:38
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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To secure the following rights:
"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."
The taxation without representation, the unjust laws imposed upon the American colonies prohibited these rights to the people living here.
2006-09-27 16:42:19
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answered by Lady_Mandolin 2
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To break away from england in order to lower taxes and the kings rath.
2006-09-27 16:34:18
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answered by Wonko 2
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TO HAVE WAT U HAVE KNOW. TO GET FREEDOM. TO GET RID OF SLAVERY KIND OF. I MEAN ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE DONE TO GET FREEDOM. BUT KNOW WE KIND OF LOST SOME RIGHTS BUT GAINED SOME ALSO. BUT IT WAS TO BREAK AWAY FROM ENGLAND. THE U.S ROCKS. ROCK ON
2006-09-27 16:47:42
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answered by bryantracer 2
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