1) Thomas Jefferson wrote the first section of the the Declaration of Independence so the citizens know that the purpose of the government is for upholding the rights of the people. Basic democratic principles the people have are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (natural born rights). Jefferson is basically saying in the first section that if the government does not give the citizens their "certain alienable rights", the people of that country have the right to abolish it and start a new government based on those principles.
2) The writers of the Declaration of Independence had many grievances against King George III. For example, the colonists were mad about "cutting off our trade with all parts of the world; For imposing taxes on us without our consent; For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury; For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offenses;..." These examples that the colonists portrayed in the declaration showed exactly what they were mad about.
3) The colonial leaders explained in the last section of the declaration that England is not letting the colonists keep their natural rights and therefore, must split into independent states. The leaders state "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES;". The colonial leaders then severed themselves from England by signing on the bottom.
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