The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence can be divided in 4 parts: (1) The Preamble; (2) A Declaration of Rights; (3) A Bill of Indictment and (4) A Statement of Independence. The text of the Declaration is shown below. The notes following each paragraph are not part of the Declaration. They explain the meaning of various passages or give examples injustices that a passage mentions. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. The Preamble When in …

…Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. Notes: Because all appeals had failed, the signers of the Declaration, as representatives of the American people, felt only one course of action remained. They thus declared the colonies independent, with all ties to Britain ended.