Creating the United States Creating the Declaration of Independence

The concept of human equality is the key to the philosophy of enlightenment in Europe. However, the interpretation of "everyone" has been based on the Declaration of Independence since its founding. Most people interpret "all men" as human beings, but others believe that Jefferson and other declaration authors are intended to exclude women and children. In the context of the era, it is clear that "everyone" is a euphemism of "humanity". As such, people such as Elizabeth Kaddy Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and others use the Declaration of Independence for the equality of African Americans. People and women seized the extremely high heights of history and morality. Where did this idea come from? »

We believe that these truths are sacred, undeniable, and self-evident; all are equal and independent.

The root of American dreams is in the Declaration of American Independence. Our prophets said, "We believe that these truths are self-evident: People are born equally, the Creator has given them a certain nontransferable, including the pursuit of life, freedom and happiness I will give you the right. " For example, the Homestead Act of 1862 and the GI Law of 1944 promise to support and protect the lives, freedoms, and happiness of at least white middle class people. But in 1980, Ronald Reagan brought capitalist brands to our economy. New liberal free market capitalism incorporates ideological words of deregulation and market sovereignty into our economic terms. In the past eight years, America 's dream was abolished by corporate freedom and dream of the oligarchist group.

"Declaration of independence" laid the foundation of the US government. It is declared irrespective of the UK. Without this statement, the US would be very different from the current situation. The document began to move towards independence and other countries from the world got ideas from there.

The Library of Congress: Formulation of the Declaration of Independence: This website of the Library of Congress is a digital exhibition "Creating the United States". This special page deals with the creation of an independent declaration and provides an interactive button to clarify the knowledge background of the main paragraph. Many are related to Locke in this document. It can be used to enrich the digital content course. The Bill of Rights Association: Constitutional Principles Video: This website provides a video that provides the core concepts of the United States, such as separation of authority, governor general (used in this course), rule of law, consensus of representative government We are offering. If the teacher wishes to add more video assets, other videos will be useful during or after this module.