2007-05-31 13:13:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Part 1 - "Preamble" or Introduction -- boils down to "it is right and necessary for us to separate from Britain in order to preserve our God-given rights, and we are now going to tell the whole world the things that have happened that justify it"
Part 2 (=MOST of it) - List of grievances, divided into three sets (a total of 26 of them in the final version, by my count) = list of the various actions by Parliament and (especially) the King against American rights, justifying this action
Part 3 - (in consequence of all these grievances ['we therefore...."]) the actual, formal declaration of independence --"That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States. . . "
ending with the solemn pledge of the signers
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An excellent study of the contents and structure is found in Paula Maier's book *American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence* (note esp. her study of the list of grievances on pp. 105-23)
2007-05-31 13:32:44 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 16⤊ 0⤋
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Describe the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence ?
2015-08-10 22:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the Declaration of Independence is based on enlightenments John Locke
2016-03-18 07:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-10-08 16:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by Garth 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Preamble, body, conclusion.
2007-05-31 13:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 14⤋
The beginning,the middle,the end
2007-05-31 13:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by rtharp8 3 · 1⤊ 17⤋
The front, the back and the edges.
2007-05-31 13:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 3⤊ 17⤋