What argument did the Declaration make and why?

Answer 1

Don't listen to Stephanie. She doesn't know the Declaration of Independence from the U.S. Constitution.

The Declaration of Independence was a simple statement of the perceived abuses by the King of England against the people of the American colonies. When his abuse (primarily, taxation without representation) became intolerable, the colonists made the decision to renounce their loyalty to him. Instead, they created their own nation, The United States of America, independent of Great Britain. The Declaration made the argument that when a leader becomes a tyrant and abuses power, it is the duty of the people to rebel. The American Declaration of Independence later motivated other nations to declare their own independence as well... most notably, France, and the French Revolution.

Answer 2

All men are created equal. There will be no attempt by the government to control private property, establish religion, or prevent citizens from meeting, controlling their own destinies, and pursue happiness, which ever direction it takes - so long as you do not interfere with someone Else's rights in doing so.
In other words, your freedom ends at the point of my nose.
The total argument boils down to: live and let live.

Answer 3

what is this... mid-terms already???

ok.. read the preamble... WE THE PEOPLE..the most important words.. and the most important argument.

this stated that the PEOPLE were going to govern themselves.. not a King (or Queen), and then it spells out the exact reasons why...
in order to form a MORE PERFECT UNION, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility... provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of LIBERTY, to ourselves and our posterity....... do ordain (bless) and establish..... etc...

so they wanted a more perfect way of unificating their new country... not a perfect one.. but a more perfect.
they wanted justice.. something that they had to leave England to find..to worship, to marry who they wanted to..servants couldn't marry aristocracy in England.
OK.. domestic tranquility is a stretch.. but a nice thought.. they wanted everyone to get along.
common defense.. the right to protect themselves in there own homes.
Promote the general welfare... take care of each other.. there were no "poor houses" here or "debtors prisons" like in England.
the most important part is the blessings of LIBERTY to ourselves and to our future generations.

that's what started everything. People came to this country.. ok, you don't like what we do in England.,. we'll go to the new world, and walk away from everything we've ever known.. just leave us alone to worship as we please.. Taxes?? ok, we'll pay reasonable taxes....

Then the King got greedy... again.
That pissed us off... time to make a stand for Liberty. Patrick Henry...Give me Liberty of Give me Death.

those are the arguments of the declaration, in my opinion.

Answer 4

that all men were created equal, with inalienable rights endowed by the Creator, chief among them, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Why? to avoid paying taxes to the British Crown.