Compare And Contrast The Grievances Of The Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are arguably the two most important documents in American History. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both written to ensure the creation of a fair and free government in the United States, however, the purpose for creating these two documents are vastly different. Although these two documents do have their differences in terms of purpose and content, the grievances described in the Declaration of Independence were what basically shaped the majority of our Constitution.

One main reason for the creation of the Declaration of Independence was that the USA no longer wanted to be apart of the British Empire. One other purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to provide the British and other nations reasons as to why the American colonists wanted to separate themselves from the British. These reasons were a list of 24 grievances that were basically 24 reasons why the American colonists no longer wanted to be part of Britain. Basically, the Declaration provided reasons on why America wanted to be separate from the British and become its own country. On the other hand, the Constitution was written for a much different reason. One purpose of the Constitution is

One example of a tax imposed on the colonists without their representation in parliament was the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was basically a tax on paper, it taxed the Americans on playing cards, legal documents, publications, and more. This tax was unfairly created as it was never given any consent by the colonists, which caused the Americans to revolt against the British. Throughout the 18th century the phrase, “Taxation without Representation” was extremely popular due to the fact that Americans were unhappy with such large taxes imposed on them without any