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= //The Declaration Of Independence// = ===The church bells rang over Philadelphia, PA. on July 4,1776 telling that the Declaration of Independence was approved officially by the Continental Congress. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin__ ﻿ __, George Washington, John Adams, John Jays, James Madison,Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton are the founding fathers of the Declaration of Independence.It had three parts, the first part gave the reasons America thought it had a right to be independent. The second part was a long, a long list of evil deeds Britain had done to America. The final part noted that as far as American was concerned, it was now a free and independent nation and that the new nation would break free of Britain and take its rightful place as a power in the world.Today the birthday of the South America—Independence Day(the 4th of July)—is celebrated on July 4th, the day the wording of the Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress.===

=The Treaty of Paris= == ===﻿ **This document was written on September 3, 1783. Approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784 and then, by the King of Great Britain on April 9, 1784. The Treaty of Paris formally ended the war between Great Britain and the United States of America ,because the US had rebelled from Great Britain. The document was singed at Hotel d'York by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay(representing the United States) and, David Hartley(representing King of Great Britain). There are 10 Articles. The First Article states, the 13 colonies are to be free. The Second Article states, establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America. The Third article states, granting fishing rights for American fishermen in Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland and in Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The Fourth Article states, recognizing lawful contracted debts to pay for creditors on each side. The Fifth Article states, Congress of the Confederation will recommend to state legislatures to recognize the rightful owners of all confiscated lands****: "provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects [Loyalists]." The Sixth Article states,The United States will prevent future public use of the property of Loyalists. The Seventh Article states, prisoners of war on both sides are to be released and all property left by the British army in the United States unmolested (including slaves). The eighth states that Great Britain and the United States were each given continuous access to the Mississipi River. The ninth states territories captured by Americans subsequent to treaty will be returned without payment. The tenth states that ratification of the treaty within 6 months from the signing of the contracting parties.**===

=Thomas Paine's "Common Sence" = ===This document it was written by Thomas Paine in January of 1776. Common Sense was an instant best-seller, both in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of United America. Because of it, Paine became internationally famous. Paine's political document brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus by placing blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III. The Common Sence document was to litaerally knocked some sense into the people of the colonies, and that finally, these colonies had the right to be free and independent states. Thomas Paine want to try to inspire the colonists to rebel and fight for independence, or to at least consider it.=== =﻿=

=The United States Constitution= ===Is the supreme laws of the United States. The United States Constitution was adopted in its original form on September 17, 1787. It was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by the people in conventions in each state in the name of "We the People. The Constitution was written to limit the power of the Federal Government. Its famous preamble lays out the mark for new era in which the people themselves figure in the decisions of government, creating a new level of accountability. The Constitution respresents social contract between the government and its citizenry that creates the basis to balance public and private interests. The Constitution consists of a preamble, seven original articles, 27 amendments, and a paragraph certifying its enactment by the constitutional convention. The preamble states  //We the People of the United States,// in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. In Article 1 it talks about the Legislative power. The 2nd Article talks about the Executive power.===

=The Bills Of Right= ===They were introduced by James Madison to the Frst United States Congress in 1789 as a series of l egislative articles, and came into effect as Constitutiona Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratafication by three-fourths of the States. The Bill of Rights is a series of limitations on the power of the United States Federal government, protecting the n of natural rights and property including freedom of speech, a free press, free assembly, and free association.===

=== Amendment I (1): Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and petition Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.===

Amendment III (3): Housing of soldiers No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
=== Amendment IV (4): Search and arrest warrants The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.=== === Amendment V (5): Rights in criminal cases No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.=== === Amendment VI (6): Rights to a fair trial In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.=== === Amendment VII (7): Rights in civil cases In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.===

Amendment IX (9): Rights retained by the people The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
=== Amendment X (10): Powers retained by the states and the people The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.===

=﻿Lord Dunmore's Proclamation= ===This historic proclamation, dated November 7, 1775 and issued from on board a British warship lying off Norfolk, Virginia, by royal governor and Scottish aristocrat John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, offered the first large-scale emancipation of slave and servant labor in the history of colonial British America. Dunmore’s wanted to build an army in efforts to counter an attack on his capital of Williamsburg. Dunmore’s proclamation offered freedom only to those who would flee from rebel masters and serve the crown.===

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