DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

POLITICAL THEORY

• Alter or abolish the government
• Institute a new government
• Organize principles and powers

POLITICAL THEORY

• All men are created equal
• Unalienable rights
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of happiness

INJURIES AND USURPATIONS

• He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of importance
• He has dissolved Representative Houses
• Imposed taxes without consent

INJURIES AND USURPATIONS

• Cut off trade with all parts of the world
• Depriving us of the benefits of trial by jury
• Affected to render the military independent of the civil power

FORMAL PROCLAMATION

• United colonies ought to be free and independent states
• They are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown
• Power to levy war

FOR AL PROCLAMATION

• Conclude peace
• Establish commerce
• Contract alliances
• And do all other acts of free states