ESSAY CEMETERY

·        Man's rights are endowed by God “…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” ·        Governments should stem from within the people governed and it  is governments' responsibility is to keep men's rights “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” ·        The right of the people to instate new government “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness” ·        The British Crown has abused Amer...

Jefferson says that it needs to be said why America intends to separate from England. Americans are entitled to equal rights as the English, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is the job of governments to see that these rights are kept, and when they are not kept it is the right of the people to abolish that government and institute a new one. America has been subject to much abuse from England and this separation is not due to frivolous reasons. Some examples of the abuse are refusal to create laws to benefit Americans; neglecting to attend to American law and yet demanding that no laws be created without him; dissolving legislative bodies repeatedly and refusing to replace them. Other transgressions are preventing immigration, raising the price of land, refusing to instate judiciary institutions, rendering the military superior to civil power, keeping military in America in times of peace. The English crown has also impeded trade, imposed taxation witho...