The Declaration of Independence is the most important, if not one of the most important documents that has ever been made in American history. Arguably, without this document America would not be how it is right now or if there would even be a U.S.A. The importance of this document is unquestionable and it shows that the colonies were sick and tired of Great Britain. In the Declaration of Independence, the speakers used several rhetorical appeals to convey their feelings toward Great Britain and what needed to happen.
Historical background
The French and Indian war had left Britain in debt and to try to get themselves out of this debt they would end up passing a lot of acts to gain more control and money from the colonies. All of these acts would soon lead to the infamous Boston Massacre in which five people were killed and six other individuals ended up getting injured because of British soldiers. The colonist soon responded to this and the tea act with the Boston Tea party, where they destroyed tea boxes and dumped the tea in the harbor. Though all this was happening, the colonist were wanting to negotiate with Britain so they could go back to how it was but then, the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine labeled Common Sense and the colonist soon did not want to reconcile with Great Britain and instead chose to become free from Great …show more content…
Livingston. The writers of this document were more than qualified to create and write it. Thomas Jefferson is a founding father and later became the third U.S. president for eight years. He was also tired of Britain’s antics and wanted for the colonies to become independent from Britain. Benjamin Franklin did not do a lot of writing on the document but when he did, it was important. Franklin was also an important political figure and was also a