How did the colonies/america attempt to improve upon british rule after independence?
librarian: I am a librarian in Ohio who helps answer questions from people in Oregon on evenings and weekends. Your library has provided me with some information I can use to help you.
librarian: After the colonies were independent, they were no longer under the rule of the British.
anonymous: great.
librarian: Do you need to know if they tried to improve their relationship with the British?
anonymous: no I meant how did they fix themselves after they became independent from Britain
librarian: So you're asking how the American government was set up differently from the British government?
anonymous: yes, what rules and laws did they implement for themselves.
librarian: Okay. Hold on and I will look for you.
librarian: This sites links to a lot of the documents that were used in creating America.
anonymous: ok
librarian: I'll continue to look.
anonymous: thanks
librarian: If you log in here, you'll have access to an encyclopedia and also Masterfile Premier, which will have articles.
anonymous: ok.
librarian: This site should be helpfu.
librarian: *helpful.
anonymous: it looks promising
librarian: The importance of the Declaration goes far beyond the reasons it provided for abolishing the colonies' allegiance to King George III. Drawing upon the writings of the English philosopher John Locke and other English thinkers, it states two universal principles that have been important to developing democracies ever since. The first principle is that governments exist for the benefit of the people and not their rulers, and that when a government turns to tyranny (unjust use of power), the people of that country have a right to resist and overturn the government. The second principle, that "all men are created equal," has served as a powerful reminder that all members of a society are entitled to the full protection of the law and to the right to participate in public affairs.
The original parchment copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. It is displayed with two other historic American documents—the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
librarian: This is from the Worldbook encyclopedia.
anonymous: i see.
librarian: This goes into some detail of how the declaration was different.
librarian: These sites should all get you started.
anonymous: ok great i think I have enought to go on now. Thank you very much!
librarian: You're welcome. Best of luck.
anonymous: thanks
librarian: Sure.
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