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The Declaration of Independence
While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson foresaw the potential for immense transformations for the United States. He envisioned a country separate from the dictatorial English rule. "The Declaration embodied many of the ideas that separated the colonies from England and thus began the process of creating a new country out of the fray." (Unknown, p.2) However, creating a new country was no easy task. Many ideas that were presented in the document were considered very radical and facilitated the expansion of a democracy. Within this paper the radical themes of freedom of religion, democracy vs. monarchy, and taxation without representation will be analyzed and discussed.
In a monarchial society, independence is limited, if present at all. The people were ruled by the inherited leader and were forced to follow the ways of their rulers. They were in a sense, slaves to the sovereign; where they were required to participate in the......

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