The Declaration of Independence


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    The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and revised and approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to obtain independence.

    The Declaration of Independence provides examples of the following tropes:
    • The American Revolution: Although the Revolution had been in progress for about a year before the Declaration was written, the Declaration was intended to justify it in terms of expelling an occupying army serving a tyrant.
    • Follow the Leader: it inspired a lot of similar Declarations of Independence during the following century.
    • Have a Gay Old Time: Manly Firmness.
    • List of Transgressions: Committed by the King and his forces and representatives in the Colonies.
    • Long List: It goes on for quite a while.
    • La RĂ©sistance: Was essentially an explanation of why the colonies had a right to form one.
    • We ARE Struggling Together!: Pretty much describes the process of getting the Colonies (or rather, their representatives in Congress) to agree to it.
    • You Bastard: Was an extended version of this trope to King George III.
    The Declaration of Independence plays an important role in the following works:

    Film - Live-Action

    • 1776 is story of how the Declaration came to be -- and a Musical Comedy that is still somehow both suspenseful and reasonably historically accurate.
    • In National Treasure a copy of the Declaration holds a clue to the whereabouts of a fantastic treasure trove.

    Theater

    • The original stage version of 1776, mentioned above.

    Western Animation

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